The fossey Surname
fossey Name Meaning and History
English (Bedfordshire): habitational name from a lost place in
Bedfordshire, recorded in 969 as Foteseige, from Old English
foss ‘ditch’, ‘dike’ + eg ‘island’, ‘dry land in
marsh’, ‘promontory’, or a topographic name for someone who lived on
low lying land by a ditch or dike.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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| Frederick Augustus Fossey - Surrey UK |
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| FOSSEY, Cyril William 1902-1950 | volunteer | 1 |
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| London Fosseys | Helen Penty nee FOSSEY | 2 |
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