Fassett Surname
Approximately 2,817 people bear this surname
Fassett Surname Definition:
FASSET, FAUCET: (French.) Fausette, falsehood, cheat, forgery.
Fassett Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2,695 | 1:134,493 | 14,098 |
| England | 64 | 1:870,595 | 45,570 |
| Canada | 25 | 1:1,473,824 | 101,190 |
| Australia | 16 | 1:1,687,231 | 81,699 |
| Dominican Republic | 4 | 1:2,608,233 | 20,941 |
| Ecuador | 3 | 1:5,301,949 | 30,184 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Fiji | 1 | 1:894,391 | 4,568 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 24 | 1:1,015,640 | 40,589 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 852 | 1:58,942 | 6,522 |
Fassett Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
FASSET, FAUCET: (French.) Fausette, falsehood, cheat, forgery.
William Facetus of Normandy 1198 (Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae); Radulph le Facet in England c. 1272 (Rotuli Hundredorum).
From the Flemish, Fassaert, Vassart; a personal name.
Fassett Demographics
Average Male Fassett Height
176.44 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Fassett Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Fassett Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Fassett is most common in The United States. It can occur as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Fassett? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 155,544th most frequently used last name in the world, borne by around 1 in 2,586,988 people. This surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 97 percent of Fassett reside; 96 percent reside in North America and 96 percent reside in Anglo-North America.
Fassett is most numerous in The United States, where it is borne by 2,695 people, or 1 in 134,493. In The United States it is most frequent in: New York, where 12 percent reside, California, where 10 percent reside and Pennsylvania, where 10 percent reside. Without taking into account The United States this surname occurs 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 frequency of Fassett has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Fassett last name 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 Republicans than The US average, with 62.88% being registered to vote for 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.
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