Fichet Surname
Approximately 2,884 people bear this surname
Fichet Surname Definition:
“After the Conquest the Manor of Spaxton was held of the Castle of Stowey, for many successive generations, by the family of Fichet In the time of Henry II., Robert the son of Hugh, the son of another Hugh Fichet, is certified to hold it of Philip de Columbers, by the service of one knight’s fee.
Read More About This SurnameFichet Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| France | 2,733 | 1:24,304 | 2,875 |
| Belgium | 56 | 1:205,297 | 26,724 |
| New Caledonia | 26 | 1:10,624 | 2,723 |
| United States | 16 | 1:22,653,683 | 662,747 |
| Brazil | 10 | 1:21,407,433 | 350,627 |
| England | 8 | 1:6,964,757 | 184,742 |
| Switzerland | 5 | 1:1,642,583 | 87,307 |
| Chile | 4 | 1:4,404,118 | 44,633 |
| Canada | 4 | 1:9,211,398 | 321,528 |
| Germany | 4 | 1:20,126,365 | 436,245 |
| Thailand | 4 | 1:17,659,586 | 685,799 |
| Belarus | 3 | 1:3,167,020 | 121,664 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 18 | 1:2,789,927 | 129,797 |
Fichet Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
“After the Conquest the Manor of Spaxton was held of the Castle of Stowey, for many successive generations, by the family of Fichet In the time of Henry II., Robert the son of Hugh, the son of another Hugh Fichet, is certified to hold it of Philip de Columbers, by the service of one knight’s fee. (Lib. Nig. v. i. 97).” - Collinson's Somerset. The last of the race, Sir Thomas Fichet, died 19 Richard II. Pury-Fitchet recalls their name. Hugh Malet, the eldest son of William Lord Malet (expelled by Henry I.) and the ancestor of the Malets of Wilbury, took the name of Fitchet, and bore Gules a lion rampant Or, a bend Ermine. His son was Sir Hugh Fitchet of Enmore, but the grandson, Sir Baldwin, resumed the name of Malet, and we are not informed why it had ever been changed.—Hoards Wilts. There were Fitchetts in Leicestershire, who bore the same arms: and “Dominus Hugone Fychet de Pakst” witnesses a deed of Hugh de Craucumb’s in Oxfordshire about 1230.
Ralph Fichet held a knight’s fee of the old feoffment of the Bishop of Chichester in Sussex in 1165. - Liber Niger.
Fichet Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Fichet Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Fichet is found in France more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Fichet? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 152,565th most widely held last name in the world, borne by around 1 in 2,526,888 people. Fichet is primarily found in Europe, where 98 percent of Fichet are found; 97 percent are found in Western Europe and 96 percent are found in Gallo-Europe.
The last name Fichet is most widespread in France, where it is held by 2,733 people, or 1 in 24,304. In France it is mostly found in: Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, where 20 percent are found, Île-de-France, where 16 percent are found and Normandy, where 14 percent are found. Besides France Fichet is found in 21 countries. It also occurs in Belgium, where 2 percent are found and New Caledonia, where 1 percent are found.
Fichet Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Fichet has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Fichet surname decreased 11 percent between 1880 and 2014.
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