Fessenden Surname
Approximately 2,206 people bear this surname
Fessenden Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2,132 | 1:170,009 | 17,182 |
| Canada | 57 | 1:646,414 | 52,764 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 4 | 1:27,594 | 3,273 |
| Mexico | 3 | 1:41,375,402 | 71,397 |
| New Zealand | 2 | 1:2,264,162 | 49,210 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 3 | 1:8,125,123 | 158,686 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 717 | 1:70,040 | 7,569 |
Fessenden Demographics
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Fessenden Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Fessenden Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Fessenden is found most in The United States. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Fessenden? popularity and diffusion
The last name Fessenden is the 191,129th most widespread family name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 3,303,511 people. The surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 88 percent of Fessenden are found; 88 percent are found in North America and 88 percent are found in Anglo-North America.
The last name Fessenden is most widespread in The United States, where it is borne by 2,132 people, or 1 in 170,009. In The United States Fessenden is most prevalent in: Michigan, where 11 percent live, Missouri, where 7 percent live and New York, where 7 percent live. Outside of The United States Fessenden exists in 9 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 3 percent live and Singapore, where 0 percent live.
Fessenden Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Fessenden has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Fessenden surname grew 297 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 67 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Fessenden Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Fessenden surname are 12.31% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 59.08% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Fessenden earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 2.37% more than the national average, earning $44,171 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.04% more than the national average, earning $55,666 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fesssenden | 95 | 0 | / |
| Fesenden | 94 | 2 | / |
| Fissenden | 89 | 249 | / |
| Fossenden | 89 | 1 | / |
| Fessinden | 89 | 1 | / |
| Feesenden | 89 | 0 | / |
| Fessendin | 89 | 0 | / |
| Fassenden | 89 | 0 | / |
| Fisenden | 82 | 12 | / |
| Fesinden | 82 | 0 | / |
| Fishenden | 78 | 332 | / |
| Vassenden | 78 | 122 | / |
| Fezzenden | 78 | 0 | / |
| Vasenden | 71 | 40 | / |
| Faesindin | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fascendin | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fainden | 63 | 1 | / |
| Vasendin | 59 | 184 | / |
| Vasendyn | 59 | 12 | / |
| Fitndeng | 59 | 1 | / |
| Feinding | 59 | 1 | / |
| Vhendin | 50 | 3 | / |
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Fessenden Reference & Research
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Fessenden
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis