Foshay Family History
Foshay Name Meaning
Americanized form of Breton (mainly Côtes-d'Armor) Le Faucheur: occupational name from French faucheur ‘mower reaper’ with the French masculine definite article le probably used as a translation into French of the Breton cognates such as Le Falher from falc'her a word which is like the French one ultimately derived from Latin falx ‘sickle scythe’. Compare Forsha Forshay Forshee and Forshey .
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022