Fessant Surname

2,530,696th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 58 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
France

Fessant Surname Definition:

FESANT: Old English, fesaunt, a pheasant.

Fessant Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France301:2,214,091176,965
United States261:13,940,728505,428
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England71:3,482,19689,582
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Fessant Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

FESANT: Old English, fesaunt, a pheasant.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Fessant Last Name Facts

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

The last name Fessant occurs in France more than any other country or territory. It can occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Fessant? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,530,696th most commonly used family name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 125,647,343 people. This last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 52 percent of Fessant are found; 52 percent are found in Western Europe and 52 percent are found in Gallo-Europe.

This surname is most widespread in France, where it is borne by 30 people, or 1 in 2,214,091. In France Fessant is most common in: Brittany, where 87 percent live, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, where 7 percent live and Centre-Val de Loire, where 3 percent live. Aside from France this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 45 percent live and Canada, where 3 percent live.

Fessant Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Fessant has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 433 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Fessant Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Fessant surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 100% being registered with the party.

Fessant earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 30.36% more than the national average, earning $56,250 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fessan92131/
Fesant921/
Fiesant8631/
Feyssan862/
Fassant861/
Fessane861/
Fesan83756/
Viessant802/
Foissant801/
Vessaint801/
Fesson77142/
Fisant77131/
Fessen7781/
Feisan7780/
Fetsan7751/
Feshan7727/
Fiesan7714/
Fissan775/
Fesian774/
Feysan774/
Vessan772/
Fesaan771/
Fezant771/
Fezsan771/
Vesant771/
Fessam771/
Fesanh771/
Fessassen752/
Fasschant751/
Faisant711,116/
Feasson71201/
Vassant71198/
Fashant7191/
Fossand7176/
Fechant7155/
Feshang7150/
Fissahn7123/
Fession717/
Fiesson716/
Fisante716/
Phesant714/
Feeshan713/
Vissant713/
Fetsang712/
Faissan711/
Feishan711/
Fisandt711/
Fishant711/
Fezzant711/
Fissane711/
Fiszant711/
Fetssam711/
Fassand711/
Feussen711/
Fessien711/
Vessean711/
Fezaint710/
Pheasant671,705/
Fezan67943/
Fisan67265/
Vesan67145/
Fysan67113/
Feson6739/
Fesen6738/
Fesam675/
Fetschan672/
Phetsant671/
Fetshane671/
Fesanova671/
Fîsan671/
Phissant671/
Vassanth671/
Phessang671/
Feeshanh671/
Voessand670/

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