Fettes Surname

237,065th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,694 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Luxembourg

Fettes Surname Definition:

Lowrens Fettas witnessed an instrument of resignation in Brechin, 1446 (REB., I, 109). Johnne Fettais was summoned personally in judgment in 1519, and in 1521 as John Fettas he was in amerciament of court for non comparans (SCBF., p. 153,218).

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Fettes Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5051:717,74056,514
Scotland3151:16,9962,069
Canada2241:164,48916,566
England1911:291,71822,402
Luxembourg1631:3,562475
Australia941:287,18825,495
Germany811:993,89568,573
Belgium501:229,93329,007
New Zealand211:215,63421,249
Ireland151:313,92910,911
Northern Ireland141:131,7887,342
Ecuador81:1,988,23121,385
France31:22,140,907385,998
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Malta11:430,2723,380
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland51:885,97323,404
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland2551:14,6791,653
England191:1,282,91446,315
Isle of Man31:18,0901,402
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States201:2,510,934119,518

Fettes Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Lowrens Fettas witnessed an instrument of resignation in Brechin, 1446 (REB., I, 109). Johnne Fettais was summoned personally in judgment in 1519, and in 1521 as John Fettas he was in amerciament of court for non comparans (SCBF., p. 153,218). Alexander Fettes is in Bredfutts gairdin, 1597, and Bessie Fettous in Brechin, 1635 (Brechin). Alexander and Andrew Fettes appear in Aberdeenshire, 1603 (RSCA., II, p. 16,111). William Fettes, grandfather of the founder of Fettes College, Edinburgh, was a native of Laurencekirk, Kincardineshire. Fettes or Fiddes was a surname in the Cabrach in seventeenth century. See Fiddes.

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

(Anglo-French-Latin) Neat, Graceful, Handsome [Middle English fetis, fetys, Old French faitis; Latin factiti-us] Fetys he was and wel biseye [beseen], With metely mouth and yen [eyes] greye.— Chaucer, Rom. of the Rose, 821-2.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Fettes Last Name Facts

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

The last name Fettes is found most frequently in The United States. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Fettes? popularity and diffusion

Fettes is the 237,065th most frequent surname world-wide, held by around 1 in 4,301,975 people. Fettes is primarily found in Europe, where 49 percent of Fettes live; 43 percent live in North America and 43 percent live in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 505 people, or 1 in 717,740. In The United States Fettes is most prevalent in: Michigan, where 20 percent are found, Wisconsin, where 11 percent are found and California, where 8 percent are found. Excluding The United States it exists in 21 countries. It is also common in Scotland, where 19 percent are found and Canada, where 13 percent are found.

Fettes Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Fettes has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 2,525 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 124 percent between 1881 and 2014; in England it increased 1,005 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it increased 300 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Fettes Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Fettes surname is principally Anglican (60%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Fettes last name are 1.97% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 51.26% being registered with the political party.

The amount Fettes earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 12.21% more than the national average, earning $48,416 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.19% more than the national average, earning $53,255 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fetteis921/
Fetteys920/
Fette911,951/
Fetes91180/
Fietties861/
Fetter8310,015/
Fettis83567/
Fiette83335/
Fittes83176/
Fettet83125/
Festes8347/
Vettes8343/
Fattes8330/
Fetteh8324/
Fetese8313/
Fethes839/
Fettey834/
Fettie833/
Feates833/
Feites833/
Fettys832/
Foetes832/
Feutte832/
Fettee831/
Fettje831/
Feutes831/
Fetess831/
Feette830/
Feties830/
Fottes830/
Festte830/
Fete805,556/
Fieties7741/
Feijtes7737/
Veittes7735/
Fittges7724/
Festter7721/
Foeties7711/
Viettes773/
Fethter772/
Fettett772/
Fettish771/
Feastes771/
Feathes771/
Feitter771/
Feattie771/
Fethese771/
Phettes771/
Faittes771/
Fetteer770/
Fetty732,477/
Vette731,793/
Fates731,464/
Fetti731,355/
Fitte73964/
Fetta73949/
Feteh73877/
Feste73559/
Feter73544/
Fetis73504/
Fites73410/
Feyte73333/
Fetet73323/
Fetea73208/
Fethe73146/
Feite73105/
Fetey7381/
Fiete7373/
Fotes7354/
Feteu7339/
Vetes7338/
Fešte7325/
Feete7322/
Fetie7322/
Fetys7317/
Fehte7312/
Fetés7310/
Fetei738/
Fêtes735/
Feate734/
Fetit734/
Fetee732/
Feute732/
Fhete731/
Fedte731/
Vfete731/
Feïte731/
Feteş731/
Fetté731/
Fetej731/
Feted730/
Feistter716/
Feathess712/
Fetesova711/
Fetteche711/
Fettiche711/
Fester674,439/
Fitter671,574/
Feteih671,136/
Fietta67996/
Feiter67700/
Fether67654/
Fettic67634/
Viette67531/
Fittje67425/
Fettih67264/
Fattis67183/
Feiste67157/
Veites67148/
Vattes67146/
Fetish67142/
Fechte6791/
Feytis6789/
Feuteu6784/
Fittis6780/
Fistes6768/
Vittes6767/
Festey6763/
Feyter6750/
Festei6741/
Vietes6740/
Feeter6734/
Foteas6731/
Foitte6727/
Fateus6724/
Fiotte6722/
Fetech6718/
Festti6717/
Vettis6716/
Fyteas6716/
Fittie6715/
Fettai6715/
Feaste6714/
Fiotes6714/
Veates6713/
Fetais6712/
Feutie6712/
Faites6711/
Fiethe6711/
Feitei6710/
Feteer6710/
Fottis679/
Fittge679/
Feytie678/
Fytter677/
Festis677/
Feitis676/
Vettie676/
Fethie676/
Fitess676/
Feathe675/
Feșteu675/
Feytit674/
Foties674/
Feterr674/
Fathes674/
Faties673/
Fedter673/
Veytes673/
Fetise673/
Feater672/
Fetije672/
Fetist672/
Phetes672/
Faitte672/
Faytes672/
Fetieh672/
Pfeter672/
Fetheh672/
Fittey671/
Fested671/
Feteez671/
Fettit671/
Fettyt671/
Fezter671/
Feetta671/
Fehete671/
Feitit671/
Faytte671/
Fatesh671/
Vettee671/
Vettez671/
Vetthe671/
Veitte671/
Fetice671/
Feithe671/
Fetthi671/
Fetiss671/
Fietei671/
Feytet671/
Pfiete671/
Feitie671/
Fehteh671/
Fietis671/
Feteuh671/
Fettaj671/
Feshte671/
Fitges671/
Festep671/
Fyttis671/
Vettei671/
Fetait671/
Feteah671/
Feteeh671/
Fethey671/
Fithes670/
Fittys670/
Fettio670/
Festet670/
Vettey670/
Fities670/
Fehter670/
Fettha670/
Vottes670/
Feitge670/

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