Fosse Family History
- Fosse Name Meaning
- English and French: habitational name from any of the various minor places named with Old English foss ‘ditch’ (Latin fossa). The Old English word did not survive into the period when surnames were acquired, so it is unlikely to be a topographic name, unless it is from the Old French cognate fosse. The reference may be to the Roman road Fosse Way, itself named in the Old English period from the ditch that ran alongside it, or to the river Foss in Yorkshire. Norwegian: habitational name from any of the fifteen west-coast farmsteads so named, from the dative form of foss ‘waterfall’ (from Old Norse fors).
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names ©2013, Oxford University Press
- 59,660 Historical Documents with Fosse on Ancestry
- 22,824 Birth, Marriage, and Deaths
- 5,755 Census and Voter Lists
- 1,355 Military Records
- 3,181 Immigration Records
- 26,545 Member Trees
Ready to discover your family story?
Simply start with yourself and we'll do the searching for you.
Number of Fosse families
 12 - 21  5 - 11 |
 1 - 4  |
from the 1920 US Federal Census Data
Number of Fosse families
|
24 - 45 9 - 23 |
1 - 8 |
from the 1891 England and Wales Census Data
| Sorry, we couldn't find geographic distribution information for the Fosse last name |
from the 1891 Scotland Census Data
Fosse census records
You can see how Fosse families moved over time by selecting different Census years.
Census records can tell you little-known facts about your ancestors such as birthplace, occupation and value of personal estate.
from the New York Passengers List
Click on a place to view Fosse immigration records
The information for this chart came from the U.S. Immigration Collection at Ancestry. You can find out where the majority of the Fosse families were living before they immigrated to the U.S and learn where to focus your search for foreign records.
Immigration records can tell you an ancestor's name, ship name, port of departure, port of arrival, and destination.
from the New York Passenger Lists
Click on a circle in the chart to view Fosse immigration records
You can find out when most of the Fosse families immigrated to the United States. You can focus your search to immigration records dating from that era.
Immigration records can tell you an ancestor's name, ship name, port of departure, port of arrival and destination.
from the Social Security Death Index (SSDI)
Click on a circle in the chart to view Fosse birth and death records
An unusually short lifespan might indicate that your ancestors lived in harsh conditions. A short lifespan might also indicate health problems that were once prevalent in your family.
The SSDI is a searchable database of more than 70 million names. You can find birthdates, death dates, addresses and more.
from 1880 Federal Census Data
Fosse census records
Census records can offer a lot of little known facts about your Fosse ancestors, such as occupation.
Occupation can tell you about your ancestors' social status and economic status.
- All Fosse
- 14
- Confederate
- 1
- Union
- 13
from the Civil War Service Records
Click to view veteran service records
You can find out if your ancestors came primarily from the North of the South.
Military records can tell you an ancestor's birthplace, occupation, and even physical description.
×