The Fossey surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 282 people carried this name — #69,579 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 1,000,000 people counted. That is down 6% from 299 in 2000.
What the name means
The meaning of the Fossey surname
Habitational surname, typical of Bedfordshire, from Old English fōt (“foot”) + īeġ (“island”).
From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Fossey» (English), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 740 people named Fossey.
4 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 34 départements, most often Manche.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
Who carried it
People named Fossey,
with a public archive behind them.
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Dian Fossey 1932–1985 · writer -
John S. Fossey d. 2022 · chemist
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Joseph Fossey 1788–1851 · surveyor
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Mathieu de Fossey 1805–1870 · writer
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Félix Fossey 1826–1899 · artist
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Léon Fossey 1829–1877 · composer
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Fossey.
- Fortuna 3,606 · U.S. census
- Fortunato 4,047 · U.S. census
- Fortune 11,748 · U.S. census
- Fos 213 · U.S. census
- Fossati 250 · U.S. census
- Fosse 739 · U.S. census
- Fossier 157 · U.S. census
- Foster 227,764 · U.S. census
- Foti 2,690 · U.S. census
- Foubert 172 · U.S. census
- Foucault 400 · U.S. census
- Fouche 1,147 · U.S. census
When the index is not enough
This page says where Fossey is.
A volume says what happened to it.
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