How common is the surname Fossett?

1,850 people in the United States had the surname Fossett in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 166,889 Americans. It ranked 15,758th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Fossett?

Steve Fossett, American businessman, record-setting aviator, sailor, and adventurer.

Where is the surname Fossett most common?

Wikidata records people named Fossett in the United States.

Is the surname Fossett getting more or less common?

More common. 1,753 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,850 in 2010, up 5.5%.

The surname Fossett

A surname, carried by 1,850 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex F230

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Fossett is more common than 90.3% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,850 people named Fossett in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 166,889 Americans. That is up 5.5% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,753.

#15,758

rank among US surnames

1,850

people in 2010

0.6

per 100,000 Americans

+5.5%

change since 2000 (was #15,369)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#15,758	Shuff	1,850	166,889
#15,763	Delmonte	1,849	166,980

Who is named Fossett

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

72% of people named Fossett identified as white (not Hispanic), 22% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 72%
Black (not Hispanic) 22%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.4%
Two or more races 2.2%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Asian & Pacific Islander, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Fossetts

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Steve Fossett
American businessman, record-setting aviator, sailor, and adventurer, 1944–2007

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Fossett

Fossett has the Soundex code F230, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code F230.

Questions

How common is the surname Fossett?: 1,850 people in the United States had the surname Fossett in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 166,889 Americans. It ranked 15,758th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Fossett?: In the 2010 Census, 72% of people named Fossett identified as white (not Hispanic), and 22% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Fossett?: Steve Fossett, American businessman, record-setting aviator, sailor, and adventurer.
Where is the surname Fossett most common?: Wikidata records people named Fossett in the United States.
Is the surname Fossett getting more or less common?: More common. 1,753 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,850 in 2010, up 5.5%.