Fossen

See also: fossen

English

Etymology

Habitational surname borrowed from Norwegian Fossen, from foss (“waterfall”).

Proper noun

Fossen (plural Fossens)

1. A surname from Norwegian.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Fossen is the 33410^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 683 individuals. Fossen is most common among White (95.02%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Fossen”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 593.