Fossey
English edit
Etymology edit
Habitational surname, typical of Bedfordshire, from Old English foss (“ditch, dike”) + īeġ (“island”).
Proper noun edit
Fossey (plural Fosseys)
- A surname from Old English.
Statistics edit
- 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 edit
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Fossey”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 593.