Fosse is used as a family name or surname in France, England, Netherlands. It is 5 characters long in length.
Family name Fosse is the variant of Voss. Vos, a Dutch and Low German form of Fox.
The ditch of a fortified place. Conf. De la Fosse, and Ditch.
The surname Fosse is the variant of Foss. The ditch of a fortified place. Conf. De la Fosse, and Ditch.
Fosse is a variant of Voss. One with foxlike characteristics; dweller at the sign of the fox.
Dweller at the sign of the fox; one with the qualities of a fox; dweller near a waterfall; dweller near a ditch or trench.
Surname is the variation of Foss. Dweller at the sign of the fox; one with the qualities of a fox; dweller near a waterfall; dweller near a ditch or trench.
How popular is Fosse?
Fosse is common in France, Norway, United States, Brazil, Belgium.
Fosse is ranked 54064 on our list.
As per 2010 US census, number of Fosses plummeted by 5.86 per cent to 739 since 2000 and slipped by 2776 spots and ranked at 31360. The last name was found in around 2 per million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.
Race | 2010 | 2000 |
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White | 91.47 | 93.76 |
Hispanic or Latino | 4.47 | 3.82 |
Others | 2.17 | 1.02 |
Black | 0.81 | 0.76 |
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Immigrants to US
From Germany
Louis Fosse was 72 years old when he migrated to USA on July 27, 1865. He lived in France where he worked as farmer and took Teutonia from Hamburg. 72 years old M. Fosse, P. Fosse (40) Farmer, Philipp Fosse (58) Farmer, Farmer Pierre Fosse, Piere Fosse, aged 35, Reudolph Fosse (24) Miller, Caroline Fosse, Laborer Gottfried Fosse, are others that migrated to US from Hamburg, Havre, Hamburg & Havre, Liverpool and Bremen.
Fosse Namesakes
- Bob Fosse, American dancer, musical theatre choreographer
- Ray Fosse, American former professional baseball player and current television sports color commentator
- Jon Fosse, Norwegian author and dramatist
- Charles de La Fosse, French painter born in Paris
Fosse Namesakes
- Bob Fosse, American dancer, musical theatre choreographer
- Ray Fosse, American former professional baseball player and current television sports color commentator
- Jon Fosse, Norwegian author and dramatist
- Charles de La Fosse, French painter born in Paris