Fossen
See also: fossen
English
editEtymology
editHabitational surname borrowed from Norwegian Fossen, from foss (“waterfall”).
Proper noun
editFossen (plural Fossens)
- A surname from Norwegian.
Statistics
edit- According to the 2010 United States Census, Fossen is the 33410th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 683 individuals. Fossen is most common among White (95.02%) individuals.
Further reading
edit- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Fossen”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 593.