How common is the surname Fossey?

282 people in the United States had the surname Fossey in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 1,094,842 Americans. It ranked 69,579th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Fossey?

Dian Fossey, American zoologist, gorilla researcher (1932–1985), followed by Marlon Fossey.

Where is the surname Fossey most common?

Wikidata records people named Fossey in the United States and the United Kingdom.

Is the surname Fossey getting more or less common?

Less common. 299 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 282 in 2010, down 5.7%.

The surname Fossey

An English place surname, carried by 282 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex F200

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Fossey is more common than 57.1% of them.

Origin

English origin

Habitational surname, typical of Bedfordshire, from Old English fōt (“foot”) + īeġ (“island”).

Fossey is a place surname: taken from where an ancestor lived or came from.

One of 1,446 English surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 282 people named Fossey in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 1,094,842 Americans. That is down 5.7% since 2000, when the Census counted 299.

#69,579

rank among US surnames

282

people in 2010

0.1

per 100,000 Americans

-5.7%

change since 2000 (was #62,577)

Who is named Fossey

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

98% of people named Fossey identified as white (not Hispanic).

White (not Hispanic) 98%

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

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Fosseys

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Dian Fossey
American zoologist, gorilla researcher (1932–1985)
Marlon Fossey
American soccer player, born 1998

Notable Fosseys come mostly from the United States (1) and the United Kingdom (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Fossey

Fossey has the Soundex code F200, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code F200.

Other English surnames

All 1,446 English surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Fossey come from?: Habitational surname, typical of Bedfordshire, from Old English fōt (“foot”) + īeġ (“island”).
How common is the surname Fossey?: 282 people in the United States had the surname Fossey in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 1,094,842 Americans. It ranked 69,579th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Fossey?: In the 2010 Census, 98% of people named Fossey identified as white (not Hispanic), and 0.0% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Fossey?: Dian Fossey, American zoologist, gorilla researcher (1932–1985), followed by Marlon Fossey.
Where is the surname Fossey most common?: Wikidata records people named Fossey in the United States and the United Kingdom.
What type of surname is Fossey?: Fossey is a place surname, taken from where an ancestor lived or came from.
Is the surname Fossey getting more or less common?: Less common. 299 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 282 in 2010, down 5.7%.