Fettis Surname
Approximately 567 people bear this surname
Fettis 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).
Read More About This SurnameFettis Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Algeria | 296 | 1:130,512 | 17,800 |
| United States | 117 | 1:3,097,940 | 179,693 |
| England | 92 | 1:605,631 | 36,119 |
| Canada | 13 | 1:2,834,276 | 161,175 |
| France | 12 | 1:5,535,227 | 269,324 |
| Northern Ireland | 12 | 1:153,753 | 8,250 |
| South Africa | 8 | 1:6,772,213 | 167,054 |
| Wales | 7 | 1:442,076 | 21,198 |
| Scotland | 4 | 1:1,338,454 | 35,497 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 11 | 1:402,715 | 14,385 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 48 | 1:507,820 | 27,631 |
| Scotland | 33 | 1:113,431 | 5,331 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 28 | 1:1,793,524 | 92,026 |
Fettis 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.
(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.
Fettis Demographics
Fettis Religious Adherence
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Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Fettis Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Fettis Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Fettis is borne by more people in Algeria than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Fettis? popularity and diffusion
The last name Fettis is the 559,940th most frequently occurring family name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 12,852,815 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 54 percent of Fettis live; 52 percent live in North Africa and 52 percent live in Mahgreb.
This surname is most frequently used in Algeria, where it is borne by 296 people, or 1 in 130,512. In Algeria Fettis is mostly found in: Boumerdès Province, where 98 percent reside, Relizane Province, where 1 percent reside and Algiers Province, where 0 percent reside. Excluding Algeria Fettis exists in 14 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 21 percent reside and England, where 16 percent reside.
Fettis Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Fettis has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Fettis last name expanded 418 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 192 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it contracted 88 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Fettis Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the Fettis surname is primarily Anglican (91%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Fettis surname are 19.9% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 66.67% being registered with the party.
The amount Fettis earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 91.96% less than the national average, earning R 19,116 per year; in United States they earn 9.41% more than the national average, earning $47,208 USD per year and in Canada they earn 19.49% less than the national average, earning $40,002 CAD per year.
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