Last Name FOSS

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Meaning Local: At the foss, or force, a waterfall. A small spot in Rutland, near Ulverton, is called Foss Forge, where there is a fine waterfall. Airey Force is familiar to tourists in the Lake district.
The entrenchment, moat, or ditch. 'Fos,' Danish, a waterfall, cataract.
Origin English, Cornish British, Jewish, Danish, French, German, Norwegian, Polish, Irish

Rank 2,418 (2000 US census) 2,403 (1990 US census)
Count 13,737 (2000 US census)

Race / ethnic distribution

The 2000 US Census claims that
  • 95.1%, or 13064 total occurrences, of those with this family name identified themselves as being white,
  • 1.22%, or 168 total occurrences, as black,
  • 0.51%, or 70 total occurrences, as Asian and Pacific Islander,
  • 0.83%, or 114 total occurrences, as American Indian and Native Alaskan,
  • 1.08%, or 148 total occurrences, as two or more races, and
  • 1.25%, or 172 total occurrences, as Hispanic ethnic origin.


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