Passett Surname

2,909,720th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 45 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Passett Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Forcett'; v. Fawcett.

1627. Married — Samuell Fassett, freaclur, and Elizabeth Shaw: St. Peter, Cornhill.

1775. — Edward Fassett and Isabella Jackson: St. George, Hanover Square.

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Passett Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States421:8,629,975373,648
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England71:3,482,19689,582
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Passett Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Forcett'; v. Fawcett.

1627. Married — Samuell Fassett, freaclur, and Elizabeth Shaw: St. Peter, Cornhill.

1775. — Edward Fassett and Isabella Jackson: St. George, Hanover Square.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

Passett Last Name Facts

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

Passett is held by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Passett? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,909,720th most frequently occurring family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 161,945,465 people. Passett is primarily found in The Americas, where 98 percent of Passett live; 93 percent live in North America and 93 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most widespread in The United States, where it is borne by 42 people, or 1 in 8,629,975. In The United States it is mostly found in: California, where 33 percent live, Florida, where 19 percent live and Maryland, where 10 percent live. Beside The United States Passett is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Argentina, where 2 percent live and Brazil, where 2 percent live.

Passett Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Passett has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 4,200 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Passett Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Passett surname are 39.08% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 92.31% being registered with the political party.

Passett earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 58.88% more than the national average, earning $68,554 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Passette9340/
Paussett931/
Passet921,751/
Pasett920/
Pasette8637/
Possett8629/
Passete8612/
Pausset865/
Pausett863/
Pasgett862/
Padsett861/
Passe839,693/
Paset83335/
Possette8050/
Pashette801/
Paysette801/
Paschett800/
Passey773,526/
Passer77959/
Posset77531/
Paysse77481/
Passes77134/
Passee77133/
Passie77130/
Paasse77107/
Pauset7798/
Paisse7777/
Passed7748/
Pesset7737/
Passeh7723/
Passea7719/
Passez7717/
Peasse7713/
Pausse7712/
Pashet779/
Pasete776/
Pesett775/
Pacett774/
Paseth774/
Passit773/
Passeu773/
Passée773/
Païsse772/
Paiset771/
Patset771/
Phaset771/
Pazett771/
Paseut771/
Payset770/
Paschette7529/
Poussette752/
Pase734,494/
Pousset711,772/
Puisset71416/
Pashiet71123/
Posseth7180/
Pesseat7165/
Paseuth7155/
Peasseu7129/
Possete7121/
Paschet7115/
Pousett718/
Peysset718/
Pacette716/
Passehr714/
Passite713/
Passoit713/
Pasziet713/
Pachett712/
Posette712/
Posseit712/
Peasser711/
Poshett711/
Pascheitte711/
Payssee711/
Paisete711/
Paissey711/
Peusset711/
Possset711/
Paseuht711/
Pazzett711/
Pascete711/
Poisett710/
Peshett710/
Pausser710/
Pease6720,391/
Passi6712,871/
Posse676,430/
Patchett675,380/
Passa674,464/
Pause673,483/
Passy672,943/
Pasee671,060/
Paseh67626/
Pousette67583/
Pasit67523/
Peset67411/
Pasis67387/
Paise67354/
Passeggi67341/
Pashe67335/
Paser67322/
Phase67233/
Pasea67194/
Pasei67130/
Paase67114/
Patse67102/
Poset6788/
Pasie6772/
Paseu6750/
Padse6745/
Pasey6737/
Pases6732/
Payse6731/
Pascheit6724/
Passuite6719/
Passé6716/
Pasetova6711/
Pasep6710/
Pasge679/
Pacet677/
Pasce677/
Pazet676/
Pajse673/
Pasje673/
Pasez673/
Pased672/
Pasej672/
Passè672/
Poisette671/
Patsheth671/
Peachett671/
Pachette671/
Pasjs671/
Pfausser671/
Poschett671/
Phaseuth671/
Pasetowa671/
Peysette670/
Passcher670/

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