Fosdyck

Fosdyck Meaning & Origin

About Fosdyck
The surname Fosdyck is of English origin and is derived from the Old English personal name "Fos", meaning "fox", and the word "dic", meaning "ditch" or "dyke". Therefore, the meaning of the surname Fosdyck can be interpreted as "fox ditch" or "fox dyke". It is likely that the name originally referred to someone who lived near or worked on a ditch or dyke inhabited by foxes.

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

The surname Fosdyck is a unique entry in our records. Discover more about its distribution and characteristics:

  • Number of People with the name Fosdyck: 114
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 145,220
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.04

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Fosdyck based on recent US Census records. This is a brief glimpse into the diverse backgrounds of people carrying this surname.

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Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
FSTK
🗽 NYSIIS
FA
🔊 Soundex
F02302
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
F AA1 S D IH2 K
🌐 IPA
/fosdyck*/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('FSTK', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
F232

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Fosdyck in Braille

Here's how to represent Fosdyck in Braille, each pattern of raised dots corresponds to a letter in the name.

The name Fosdyck in braille

How to sign the name Fosdyck using Sign Language

The image below shows how you can spell Fosdyck using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.

The name Fosdyck in sign language

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