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There are approximately 10,369 people named Fawcett in the UK. That makes it the 1,019th most common surname overall. Out of every million people in the UK, approximately 164 are named Fawcett.

Region of origin

British Isles

Country of origin

England

Language of origin

English

Religion of origin

Christian

Classification

English
Diminutive

Related and similar surnames

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Faucett
Faucette
Faawcett
Faawcet
Faucet
Fauccett
Faucetta
Farcett
Faucete
Fauceit
Farrcett
Farcette
Faircett
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Farcet
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Farkett
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The Fawcett surname in historical dictionaries

Patronymica Britannica (1860)

FAWCETT. Probably from Forcett, a township in the wapentake of Giilingwest, N. E. of Yorkshire. Forsyth and Faussett seem to be mere varieties of the same name.

Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.

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