Fassett Surname

155,544th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,817 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Fassett Surname Definition:

FASSET, FAUCET: (French.) Fausette, falsehood, cheat, forgery.

Fassett Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,6951:134,49314,098
England641:870,59545,570
Canada251:1,473,824101,190
Australia161:1,687,23181,699
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Ecuador31:5,301,94930,184
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Fiji11:894,3914,568
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England241:1,015,64040,589
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States8521:58,9426,522

Fassett Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

FASSET, FAUCET: (French.) Fausette, falsehood, cheat, forgery.

Ludus Patronymicus (1868) by Richard Stephen Charnock

William Facetus of Normandy 1198 (Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae); Radulph le Facet in England c. 1272 (Rotuli Hundredorum).

The Norman People (1874)

From the Flemish, Fassaert, Vassart; a personal name.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Fassett Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Fassett Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Fassett occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Fassett? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 155,544th most commonly used surname in the world, held by approximately 1 in 2,586,988 people. The last name Fassett is predominantly found in The Americas, where 97 percent of Fassett are found; 96 percent are found in North America and 96 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most prevalent in The United States, where it is carried by 2,695 people, or 1 in 134,493. In The United States Fassett is mostly concentrated in: New York, where 12 percent reside, California, where 10 percent reside and Pennsylvania, where 10 percent reside. Excluding The United States it exists in 14 countries. It is also common in England, where 2 percent reside and Canada, where 1 percent reside.

Fassett Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Fassett has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 316 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 267 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Fassett Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Fassett last name are 16.11% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 62.88% registered with the party.

The amount Fassett earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 1.97% more than the national average, earning $43,997 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.81% less than the national average, earning $42,821 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Faussett93193/
Fassette9369/
Fasset9211/
Fasett922/
Faussette88112/
Fossett862,854/
Fausett861,979/
Fausset86501/
Fessett8642/
Vassett8628/
Fassitt8625/
Fascett8610/
Fasette868/
Fassete861/
Fashett860/
Fasse831,453/
Faset837/
Fauscett80212/
Fossette80205/
Fausette8056/
Foissett8042/
Foessett8025/
Faussete8018/
Fascette802/
Fausetts801/
Fautsett801/
Fosscett801/
Foussett801/
Faidsett800/
Faussitt800/
Fossetts800/
Faushett800/
Fosset771,102/
Fasser771,044/
Faasse77999/
Vasset77570/
Fasseh77348/
Fassey77334/
Fasseu77296/
Fassie77190/
Faysse77167/
Faisse77167/
Fauset77120/
Fausse77117/
Fassed7775/
Faseth7726/
Fassea7726/
Fasete7719/
Faÿsse7710/
Facett779/
Fosett777/
Fassee777/
Fasist775/
Faïsse773/
Fazett771/
Faîsse771/
Fasets771/
Fesset771/
Fahsse771/
Fasses771/
Faiset771/
Fassit770/
Fesett770/
Fascet770/
Fasitt770/
Foussette75114/
Fauscette7556/
Foissette751/
Fase733,588/
Faucett713,043/
Vaysset71365/
Facette71306/
Fossitt71286/
Foisset71262/
Fausser71190/
Fousset71151/
Fasseeh71126/
Fasseas71122/
Vaisset71115/
Faussey7162/
Fassiot7162/
Fosgett7141/
Foscett7125/
Fasheat7116/
Vasseth7114/
Fosette716/
Faussie715/
Fousett713/
Faycett713/
Fatssey713/
Faisser713/
Fassehe712/
Fascist712/
Foshett711/
Fauseth711/
Foseett711/
Foisett711/
Vaÿsset711/
Faisseh711/
Fassieh711/
Fausete711/
Fatsyst711/
Fausitt710/
Foosett710/
Faseyth710/
Fosseut710/
Feusett710/
Fassuit710/
Vessett710/
Fossete710/
Fassyth710/
Fassi6716,597/
Fosse679,429/
Vasse673,755/
Faucette673,427/
Fassa672,400/
Fasce672,109/
Fassy672,043/
Fashe671,241/
Fasie67970/
Faseh67442/
Faase67416/
Vaset67250/
Faser67203/
Fatchett67152/
Fasey67143/
Faise67113/
Fasei67110/
Fause6778/
Fasge6765/
Fease6758/
Fahse6754/
Fasee6748/
Facet6733/
Fasis6731/
Fatse6729/
Fasea6727/
Fautsyst6727/
Foset6716/
Fachette6713/
Fases679/
Fadse677/
Fassé677/
Fased676/
Fhase675/
Fazet675/
Fayse674/
Faycette673/
Faseu673/
Fasciott671/
Fasseová671/
Fossitte671/
Fasit671/
Feset671/
Pfausser671/
Foschett671/
Fauceett670/
Feachett670/

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