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[Facts] Re: Surname Foss
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Hi Skot,Foss:1) Fors, Fos, Foss

Nordic surname (Swedish, Danish, Norwegian) deriving from place names (Old Norse fors = 'rapids, waterfall')2) Foss, Foß, Vos, Voss, VoßLow German surname (northern Germany, Netherlands, southern Denmark), deriving from a byname (Middle Low German vos = 'fox') [a Low German V is pronounced exactly like an F]Sources:
1) Norsk etternamnleksikon (Olav Veka)
2) Duden Familiennamen (Rosa and Volker Kohlheim)http://www.nordicnames.de/surnames.html#foss
/ Satuhttp://www.nordicnames.de/
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