Find out how popular the last name Fouse is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Fouse.

Fouse, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Fouse surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Fouse in America

Fouse is the 18237th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Fouse surname appeared 1,525 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 people would have the surname Fouse.

We can also compare 2010 data for Fouse to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Fouse

The surname FOUSE is believed to have originated in Germany during the Middle Ages. It is thought to have derived from the Old German word "fūsen," which meant "to make haste" or "to rush." This suggests that the name may have originally been a descriptive surname given to someone known for their swiftness or hastiness.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the FOUSE surname can be found in the Codex Diplomaticus, a collection of medieval documents from the region of Saxony, Germany. In a charter dated 1289, a certain "Hermannus Fouse" is mentioned as a witness to a land transaction. This provides evidence that the name was in use in that region by the late 13th century.

In the 15th century, the FOUSE surname appears in various records from the city of Nuremberg, which was a major center of trade and commerce in the Holy Roman Empire. For example, a merchant named Hans Fouse is listed in the city's tax records from 1467. This suggests that the FOUSE family may have been involved in the thriving mercantile activities of Nuremberg during that time.

Another notable figure bearing the FOUSE surname was Johann Fouse, a German theologian and reformer who lived from 1491 to 1558. He was a follower of Martin Luther and played a role in the Protestant Reformation by helping to spread Luther's teachings throughout Germany.

In the 17th century, the FOUSE surname can be found in various records from the German states of Hesse and Saxony. For instance, a man named Friedrich Fouse was born in Kassel, Hesse, in 1624, and later served as a Lutheran pastor in the town of Wolkenstein, Saxony.

By the 18th century, the FOUSE surname had spread to other parts of Europe, including the Netherlands and England. A Dutch painter named Willem Fouse, born in Amsterdam in 1722, is known for his landscape and genre paintings depicting scenes of daily life in the Netherlands.

As the FOUSE surname spread across Europe, it also underwent various spelling variations, such as Fouss, Fous, and Fouse. These variations were likely influenced by regional dialects and the preferences of individual families or scribes who recorded the name.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Fouse

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Fouse.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Fouse was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Fouse has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Fouse was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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