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 surname Fassett is held by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Fassett? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 155,544th most frequently held family name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 2,586,988 people. This last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 97 percent of Fassett live; 96 percent live in North America and 96 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most numerous in The United States, where it is held by 2,695 people, or 1 in 134,493. In The United States Fassett is mostly found in: New York, where 12 percent are found, California, where 10 percent are found and Pennsylvania, where 10 percent are found. Excluding The United States Fassett is found in 14 countries. It also occurs in England, where 2 percent are found and Canada, where 1 percent are found.

Fassett Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Fassett has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 316 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 267 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Fassett Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Fassett surname are 16.11% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national 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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