Fausset Surname
Approximately 501 people bear this surname
Fausset 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.
Read More About This SurnameFausset Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 338 | 1:1,072,364 | 78,128 |
| France | 87 | 1:763,480 | 93,619 |
| England | 63 | 1:884,414 | 45,970 |
| Australia | 4 | 1:6,748,925 | 181,100 |
| Haiti | 2 | 1:5,341,954 | 21,336 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 19 | 1:233,151 | 10,389 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 6 | 1:4,062,562 | 101,150 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 25 | 1:2,008,747 | 100,426 |
Fausset 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.
Fausset Demographics
Fausset Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Fausset Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Fausset Come From? nationality or country of origin
Fausset is most common in The United States. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Fausset? popularity and diffusion
The last name Fausset is the 615,220th most commonly held surname at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 14,546,000 people. It occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 68 percent of Fausset live; 68 percent live in North America and 67 percent live in Anglo-North America.
This last name is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is held by 338 people, or 1 in 1,072,364. In The United States Fausset is most frequent in: California, where 23 percent are found, Indiana, where 15 percent are found and Texas, where 12 percent are found. Outside of The United States it is found in 11 countries. It is also found in France, where 17 percent are found and England, where 13 percent are found.
Fausset Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Fausset has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Fausset last name increased 1,352 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 1,050 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 95 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Fausset Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is chiefly Anglican (95%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Fausset surname are 21.15% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 67.92% being registered with the political party.
Fausset earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 10.58% more than the national average, earning $47,713 USD per year.
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Footnotes
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