Fawcet Surname

2,876,555th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 46 people bear this surname

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

Fawcet Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fawcet Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
New Zealand151:301,88825,890
Canada121:3,070,466169,836
England81:6,964,757184,742
United States81:45,307,367917,113
France21:33,211,361423,184
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1031:236,65417,592
Scotland31:1,247,73924,719
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1121:448,38132,409

Fawcet (10) may also be a first name.

Fawcet Last Name Facts

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

The surname Fawcet is found in New Zealand more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Fawcet? popularity and diffusion

The last name Fawcet is the 2,876,555th most widely held family name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 158,424,911 people. It is primarily found in The Americas, where 43 percent of Fawcet live; 43 percent live in North America and 43 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 3,684,242nd most frequently occurring first name internationally It is held by 10 people.

This last name is most frequent in New Zealand, where it is borne by 15 people, or 1 in 301,888. In New Zealand it is primarily concentrated in: Auckland Region, where 53 percent reside and Wellington Region, where 47 percent reside. Other than New Zealand this surname occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 26 percent reside and England, where 17 percent reside.

Fawcet Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Fawcet has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Fawcet last name declined 92 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it declined 93 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Fawcet Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Fawcet last name is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

The amount Fawcet earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 3.87% less than the national average, earning $41,479 USD per year and in Canada they earn 15.47% less than the national average, earning $41,999 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fawcett9227,623/
Fawchet921/
Fawceth921/
Fawcets920/
Fawcete920/
Fawcette8669/
Fawcceth861/
Fawchett861/
Fawcetts860/
Fawcit830/
Fawset830/
Fawcitt77194/
Fawsett7757/
Fowcett773/
Favcett771/
Fawzett770/
Fawssett7194/
Fawsette710/
Fawcitte710/
Fawzit671/
Favset670/
Fawsitt62241/
Favsett622/
Fowsett620/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Fawcet
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