Fossey

English

Etymology

Habitational surname, typical of Bedfordshire, from Old English foss (“ditch, dike”) + īeġ (“island”).

Proper noun

Fossey (plural Fosseys)

1. A surname from Old English.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Fossey is the 69579^th 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.