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Early Origins of the Foshee family

The surname Foshee was first found in Forez, a former province of France, now part of the modern Loire, the Haute-Loire and Puy-de-Dôme départements, where this illustrious family held a family seat since ancient times.

Early History of the Foshee family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Foshee research. Another 259 words (18 lines of text) covering the years 1040, 1264, 1636, 1653, 1667, 1708 and 1716 are included under the topic Early Foshee History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Foshee Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Foch, Folch, Fouch, Fouche, Foche, Foulch, Les Foches, Fauch, Foshes, Faush, Faushe, Faulch, Foulsh and many more.

Early Notables of the Foshee family

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Foshee Ranking

In the United States, the name Foshee is the 10,085th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. [1]


United States Foshee migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Foshee Settlers in United States in the 20th Century
  • Adolf Foshee, aged 27, who settled in America, in 1902
  • Harry Foshee, aged 36, who landed in America, in 1921
  • Henry Foshee, aged 34, who immigrated to the United States, in 1921
  • Wheeler Foshee, aged 19, who settled in America, in 1922
  • Wheeler Foshee, aged 25, who immigrated to the United States, in 1922
  • ... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Contemporary Notables of the name Foshee (post 1700) +

  • Taryn Leigh Foshee (b. 1985), American beauty queen and pageant holder from Clinton, Mississippi, Miss Mississippi (2006)
  • Sergeant Major Edgar Foshee, American devout anti-communist who served as a combat medic in the U.S. Army Special Forces
  • Paul Lee Foshee Sr. (b. 1932), American former crop duster from Natchitoches, Louisiana and politician, Louisiana State Senator from principally Natchitoches Parish (1972-1976), Louisiana State Representative from Natchitoches Parish (1960-1964)
  • Eugene Crum Foshee Sr. (1937-2017), American cotton and peanut farmer and politician from Red Level, Covington County, Alabama
  • Douglas Foshee, American businessman, CEO of the El Paso Corp in 2003


  1. "What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/


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