Fawssett Surname

1,918,812th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 94 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Fawssett Surname Definition:

V. Fawcett.

Fawssett Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England631:884,41445,970
Australia221:1,227,07766,405
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England261:937,51438,808

Fawssett Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

V. Fawcett.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Fawssett Last Name Facts

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

Fawssett occurs more in England more than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Fawssett? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,918,812th most prevalent surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 77,527,084 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 69 percent of Fawssett reside; 68 percent reside in Northern Europe and 68 percent reside in British Isles.

The last name Fawssett is most frequent in England, where it is borne by 63 people, or 1 in 884,414. In England it is most numerous in: Greater London, where 38 percent are found, West Sussex, where 14 percent are found and Somerset, where 10 percent are found. Excluding England it exists in 6 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 23 percent are found and South Africa, where 5 percent are found.

Fawssett Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Fawssett has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Fawssett surname increased 242 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fawsett9357/
Fawsette880/
Fawset860/
Fawcett8027,623/
Fawsitt80241/
Favsett802/
Fawzett800/
Fowsett800/
Fawse770/
Fawcette7569/
Fawchett751/
Fawcetts750/
Fawcet7146/
Favset710/
Fawcitt67194/
Fowcett673/
Fewcett672/
Fawchet671/
Favcett671/
Fawceth671/
Fawcets670/
Fawcete670/

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Fawssett
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