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 more in France more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Fessant? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,530,696th most common family name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 125,647,343 people. Fessant is mostly found in Europe, where 52 percent of Fessant live; 52 percent live in Western Europe and 52 percent live in Gallo-Europe.

The surname is most commonly held in France, where it is held by 30 people, or 1 in 2,214,091. In France Fessant is mostly concentrated in: Brittany, where 87 percent are found, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, where 7 percent are found and Centre-Val de Loire, where 3 percent are found. Aside from France this surname exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 45 percent are found and Canada, where 3 percent are found.

Fessant Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Fessant has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Fessant last name expanded 433 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Fessant Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Fessant surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 100% being registered to vote for the political 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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