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Foskin Surname Meaning

of uncertain origin. It may be a variant of Foxon with metathesis of /ks/ to /sk/ a name that is recorded in 17th-century England and Ireland.

Sir Samuel Foxon knight died in Galway and his will was proved in 1693 (TNA PROB 32/35/358). He was associated with the East India Company; see ‘Samuel Foxon at Limerik’ in the East India Company Letter Books 4 E/3/87 (British Library).

However, no precise geographical or genealogical link has yet been found between persons named Foxon, Foxen, or Foxton and those named Fosken or Foskin.

Source: The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland, 2016


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