Fossey
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English
Etymology
Habitational surname, typical of Bedfordshire, from Old English foss (“ditch, dike”) + īeġ (“island”).
Proper noun
Fossey (plural Fosseys)
- A surname from Old English.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Fossey is the 69579th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 282 individuals. Fossey is most common among White (98.23%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Fossey”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 593.