Fausett Surname

208,929th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,979 people bear this surname

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

Fausett Surname Definition:

(French-Latin) 1 vars. of the French Fauchet, a nickname for one with Crook-Legs [Old French fauchet; Latin falx (Frenchfaux), a sickle] 2 a nickname for one with a Falsetto voice [French fausset; from Latin fals-us, false] Cp. Fawcett.

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Fausett Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,7071:212,33720,748
New Zealand2201:20,5833,608
Guyana271:28,2303,128
Australia151:1,799,71385,184
England31:18,572,686338,250
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland31:1,476,62229,385
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England181:1,354,18747,798
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2141:234,66719,701

Fausett Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(French-Latin) 1 vars. of the French Fauchet, a nickname for one with Crook-Legs [Old French fauchet; Latin falx (Frenchfaux), a sickle] 2 a nickname for one with a Falsetto voice [French fausset; from Latin fals-us, false] Cp. Fawcett.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Fausett Last Name Facts

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

Fausett is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Fausett.

How Common Is The Last Name Fausett? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 208,929th most common last name worldwide, held by around 1 in 3,682,439 people. This surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 87 percent of Fausett live; 86 percent live in North America and 86 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 1,707 people, or 1 in 212,337. In The United States Fausett is most prevalent in: Utah, where 29 percent live, Missouri, where 8 percent live and Texas, where 8 percent live. Excluding The United States it is found in 10 countries. It is also common in New Zealand, where 11 percent live and Guyana, where 1 percent live.

Fausett Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Fausett has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Fausett surname expanded 798 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 83 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Fausett Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Fausett last name is predominantly Episcopalian (67%) in Ireland.

In The United States Fausett are 31.51% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 78.28% registered with the party.

Fausett earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 0.15% less than the national average, earning $43,083 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fauscett93212/
Faussett93193/
Fausette9356/
Fausetts931/
Fautsett931/
Faushett930/
Fauset92120/
Fasett922/
Fusett922/
Faussette88112/
Fauscette8856/
Faucett863,043/
Fassett862,817/
Fausset86501/
Fascett8610/
Fasette868/
Fousett863/
Fauseth861/
Fausete861/
Fausitt860/
Fusette860/
Fussett860/
Feusett860/
Fashett860/
Fuset83203/
Fause8378/
Faset837/
Faucette803,427/
Fassette8069/
Feusette8031/
Faussete8018/
Fascette802/
Foussett801/
Faidsett800/
Fauceett800/
Faussitt800/
Fushette800/
Fauser773,416/
Fugett771,258/
Fausey77493/
Fausse77117/
Faucet7798/
Fauseh7762/
Faseth7726/
Fuzett7721/
Fasete7719/
Fagett7717/
Fausze7711/
Fasset7711/
Fauese7710/
Facett779/
Fosett777/
Fusete776/
Faiuse775/
Fautse775/
Fayuse772/
Fauget772/
Fausie771/
Fucett771/
Fazett771/
Fasets771/
Faiset771/
Faushe770/
Fausit770/
Fascet770/
Fasitt770/
Foussette75114/
Fauchette755/
Fuse7335,550/
Fase733,588/
Fossett712,854/
Fauchet711,600/
Facette71306/
Faggett71298/
Pfauser71241/
Fagette71231/
Fausser71190/
Fousset71151/
Fuzette7172/
Faussey7162/
Fausier7149/
Fosgett7141/
Fausher7133/
Faucitt7128/
Vassett7128/
Fugette7127/
Fuggett7126/
Fassitt7125/
Foscett7125/
Fauzist7123/
Fugiett7123/
Fasheat7116/
Fosette716/
Faussie715/
Faycett713/
Faushee712/
Fuzzett712/
Foshett711/
Faucete711/
Fauziet711/
Fazette711/
Foseett711/
Fujette711/
Foisett711/
Fautshe711/
Fauceth711/
Fassete711/
Foosett710/
Fuchett710/
Fauceet710/
Fougett710/
Faseyth710/
Fucette710/
Fausite710/
Fadgett710/
Faushes710/
Vuysett710/
Fausi673,292/
Faget673,184/
Vause672,907/
Fasce672,109/
Fouse671,763/
Fasse671,453/
Fuser671,382/
Fashe671,241/
Fasie67970/
Fusei67696/
Faseh67442/
Faase67416/
Fusea67334/
Vaset67250/
Fausa67226/
Fossette67205/
Faser67203/
Fusse67184/
Fuget67162/
Fatchett67152/
Fasey67143/
Fuhse67128/
Fusee67113/
Faise67113/
Fauze67111/
Fasei67110/
Fusey6794/
Fauge6793/
Fuseh6791/
Fushe6768/
Fasge6765/
Fease6758/
Fahse6754/
Fuxet6753/
Fasee6748/
Foissett6742/
Facet6733/
Futse6732/
Fatse6729/
Fusie6727/
Fuese6727/
Fasea6727/
Fautsyst6727/
Foessett6725/
Fauje6724/
Fajet6724/
Fuzet6724/
Fauce6722/
Fausy6719/
Foset6716/
Fachette6713/
Fases679/
Fhuse678/
Fadse677/
Fuses677/
Pfuse676/
Fased676/
Fhase675/
Feuse675/
Fazet675/
Fayse674/
Faycette673/
Faseu673/
Fusit673/
Fawecett672/
Fusée672/
Fasciott671/
Fosscett671/
Foucette671/
Fuise671/
Futchett671/
Fudse671/
Faese671/
Fasit671/
Pfausser671/
Foschett671/
Faggette670/
Fossetts670/
Feachett670/

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