The surname Fossum
A surname, carried by 1,852 people in the United States.
2 syllables Soundex F250
Origin
A surname.
Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How common it is
2010 US Census
There were 1,852 people named Fossum in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 166,709 Americans. That is about the same as in 2000, when the Census counted 1,844.
#15,743
rank among US surnames
1,852
people in 2010
0.6
per 100,000 Americans
+0.4%
change since 2000 (was #14,771)
Who is named Fossum
Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census
95% of people named Fossum identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.1% as American Indian and Alaska Native.
- White (not Hispanic) 95%
- Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.1%
- American Indian and Alaska Native 1.1%
- Two or more races 1.0%
- Asian and Pacific Islander 0.7%
- Black (not Hispanic) 0.3%
Questions
- How common is the surname Fossum?
- 1,852 people in the United States had the surname Fossum in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 166,709 Americans. It ranked 15,743rd of 162,253 surnames.
- What ethnicity is the surname Fossum?
- In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Fossum identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
- Is the surname Fossum getting more or less common?
- More common. 1,844 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,852 in 2010, up 0.4%.