Fosness

Fosness Meaning & Origin

About Fosness
The surname Fosness is of Norwegian origin and is derived from the Old Norse word "fรณtr," meaning "foot," and the suffix "-nes," meaning "headland" or "promontory." Therefore, the meaning of the surname Fosness can be interpreted as "foot of the headland" or "foot of the promontory." It likely originated as a locational surname, indicating that the original bearers lived near or on a headland or promontory.

๐ŸŒ Origin
๐Ÿ“ Surname Length
๐Ÿ’ฌ Number of Syllables
๐Ÿ”  Starting Letter
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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

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

  • Number of People with the name Fosness: 208
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 89,069
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.07

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

Ranking information for the surname Fosness is not currently available.

Pronunciation

๐Ÿ“‡ Metaphone
FSNS
๐Ÿ—ฝ NYSIIS
FA
๐Ÿ”Š Soundex
F02502
๐ŸŽต Syllabic Pronunciation
F AA1 S N AH0 S
๐ŸŒ IPA
/fosness*/
๐Ÿ”Š Double Metaphone
('FSNS', '')
๐Ÿˆฏ Cross-Lingual Phonetic
F252

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Fosness in Braille

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

The name Fosness in braille

How to sign the name Fosness using Sign Language

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

The name Fosness in sign language

Numerology