Fawcett Surname

19,816th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 27,623 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Guernsey

Fawcett Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Forcett,' a chapelry in the parish of Gilling, North Riding of Yorkshire The surname has ramified in the most surprising manner. Fozard is a curious, but not unnatural corruption (compare Gozzard for Gooseherd).

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Fawcett Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England9,7311:5,726817
United States9,2271:39,2824,841
Canada3,4931:10,5481,587
Australia2,8601:9,4391,409
New Zealand4961:9,1301,578
Scotland3901:13,7281,773
Northern Ireland3031:6,0891,105
South Africa2211:245,14825,005
Wales1781:17,3851,881
Ireland1011:46,6233,460
Colombia961:497,6477,028
Dominican Republic771:135,4935,426
Thailand431:1,642,752213,663
Spain391:1,198,77041,125
Venezuela331:915,27514,245
Guernsey291:2,222539
Netherlands261:649,50753,972
France221:3,019,215204,848
Singapore211:262,27211,611
Germany181:4,472,526177,866
Norway171:302,48730,120
Panama161:244,5166,353
Brazil121:17,839,528311,080
Denmark111:513,15632,022
Zimbabwe111:1,403,47676,064
Jersey101:9,9202,003
Sweden101:984,67673,605
Malaysia101:2,949,422111,742
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Switzerland81:1,026,61463,315
Jamaica81:358,7438,527
Iceland71:54,2993,881
Japan71:18,263,47047,869
Hong Kong51:1,467,0975,611
Mexico41:31,031,55163,627
Philippines41:25,309,556279,062
Swaziland41:324,550996
Oman41:921,9937,313
Guyana41:190,5559,777
Croatia41:1,057,15157,892
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
China41:341,830,39216,990
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Vietnam21:46,323,0275,235
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Antigua and Barbuda11:99,1712,137
Aruba11:103,4772,586
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
British Virgin Islands11:31,5941,029
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
East Timor11:1,215,928507
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Guam11:160,1214,893
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Samoa11:193,8081,089
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland3011:14,7171,893
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England5,7051:4,273638
Scotland731:51,2773,490
Wales111:142,5835,610
Isle of Man71:7,753762
Guernsey21:16,3281,834
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,4021:35,8194,251

Fawcett (59) may also be a first name.

Fawcett Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Forcett,' a chapelry in the parish of Gilling, North Riding of Yorkshire The surname has ramified in the most surprising manner. Fozard is a curious, but not unnatural corruption (compare Gozzard for Gooseherd). It is found in the district where Fawcett arose.

Adam de Fawsyde, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

Willelmus Fawsyde, 1379: ibid.

Adam de Fawesyde, 1379: ibid.

1607. Baptised — Elizabeth, d. John Forsett, taylor: St. Dionis Backchurch.

John Faucet, of Over Kellet, 1537: Lancashire Wills at Richmond.

Richard Fawcet, of Over Kellet, 1602: ibid.

1723. Married — John Fawcett and Mary Chater: St. Mary Aldermary.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

(English) 1 belonging to Fawcett (West- moreland), formerly Fauside-prob. the Fox-(Hill-)Side [Northern English faws, a variant of Englishfox + side] 2 belonging to Forcett (Yorks),? for Fawcett. (French-Latin) for Fausset, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) One who came from Fawcett (multicolored hillside), Westmorland.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Probably from Forcett, a township in the wapentake of Gillingwest, N. R. of Yorkshire. Forsyth and Faussett seem to be mere varieties of the same name.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

From Forcett; a location name in Yorkshire Or Farcet, Hunts.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

The Fawcetts have their home in Yorkshire and Westmoreland. There was a Ripon family of this name in the reign of Elizabeth, members of which on two occasions filled the office of mayor (G.). Forcett is the name of a township and a hamlet in the North Riding; whilst Fawcet Forest is the name of a township in Westmoreland.

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Fawcett Last Name Facts

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

The surname Fawcett is more commonly found in England than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Fawcett? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 19,816th most commonly used last name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 263,822 people. It is primarily found in The Americas, where 47 percent of Fawcett reside; 46 percent reside in North America and 46 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,282,666th most frequently used first name throughout the world. It is borne by 59 people.

It is most widespread in England, where it is carried by 9,731 people, or 1 in 5,726. In England Fawcett is primarily found in: West Yorkshire, where 14 percent live, North Yorkshire, where 11 percent live and Greater London, where 7 percent live. Barring England it occurs in 79 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 33 percent live and Canada, where 13 percent live.

Fawcett Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Fawcett has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Fawcett last name increased 171 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it increased 658 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 534 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it increased 1,618 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 66 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Fawcett Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Fawcett last name is primarily Anglican (68%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Fawcett surname are 14.61% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 61.38% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Fawcett earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 29.25% less than the national average, earning 244,839 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 15.82% more than the national average, earning R 275,232 per year; in Colombia they earn 26.92% less than the national average, earning $16,591,300 COP per year; in United States they earn 7.11% more than the national average, earning $46,218 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.76% more than the national average, earning $54,530 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fawcette9369/
Fawchett931/
Fawcetts930/
Fawcet9246/
Fawcitt86194/
Fawsett8657/
Fowcett863/
Fawchet861/
Favcett861/
Fawceth861/
Fawcets860/
Fawzett860/
Fawcete860/
Fawssett8094/
Fawcceth801/
Fawsette800/
Fawcitte800/
Fawcit770/
Fawset770/
Fawsitt71241/
Favsett712/
Fowsett710/
Fawzit621/
Favset620/

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