Fawcett Name Meaning: Originates from the Anglo-Saxon word 'fag' or 'fah' meaning bright or flowery.
Thought to have originated from the place name 'Fawcett' or 'Facit'which is thought to mean 'brightly coloured/flowery hillside'. Thought to have been first found in east Lothian.
Discover how your Fawcett ancestors earned their living and spread across the country. Find out more about your family history by using the Free Search box.Bedfordshire | 0 |
Buckinghamshire | 17 |
Berkshire | 0 |
Cambridgeshire | 9 |
Channel Islands | 4 |
Cheshire | 19 |
Cornwall | 20 |
Cumberland | 80 |
Derbyshire | 12 |
Devon | 1 |
Dorset | 0 |
Durham | 152 |
Essex | 10 |
Gloucestershire | 1 |
Hampshire | 1 |
Herefordshire | 0 |
Hertfordshire | 1 |
Huntingdonshire | 0 |
Isle of Man | 0 |
Kent | 16 |
Lancashire | 237 |
Leicestershire | 0 |
Lincolnshire | 48 |
London | 107 |
Middlesex | 10 |
Northumberland | 76 |
Norfolk | 0 |
Northamptonshire | 11 |
Nottinghamshire | 3 |
Oxfordshire | 0 |
Rutland | 0 |
Shropshire | 0 |
Suffolk | 0 |
Somerset | 9 |
Surrey | 6 |
Sussex | 6 |
Staffordshire | 6 |
Warwickshire | 12 |
Westmorland | 177 |
Wiltshire | 7 |
Worcestershire | 1 |
Yorkshire | 1,396 |
Anglesey | 0 |
Brecknockshire | 0 |
Cardiganshire | 0 |
Carnarvonshire | 0 |
Carmarthenshire | 0 |
Denbighshire | 0 |
Flintshire | 0 |
Glamorgan | 0 |
Merionethshire | 0 |
Montgomeryshire | 0 |
Monmouthshire | 5 |
Pembrokeshire | 0 |
Radnorshire | 0 |
Profession | Census Frequency |
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Female Servant | 89 |
Agricultural Labourer | 75 |
Independent | 69 |
Farmer | 68 |
Male Servant | 34 |
Labourer | 27 |
Joiner | 22 |
Coal Miner | 17 |
Shoe Maker | 15 |
Woollen Weaver | 14 |
Tailor | 12 |
Dress Maker | 12 |
Blacksmith | 11 |
Carpenter | 9 |
Lodger | 7 |
Brick Layer | 7 |
Weaver | 7 |
Cotton Weaver | 7 |
Grocer | 7 |
Butcher | 6 |
Independant | 6 |
Bricklayer | 6 |
Stone Mason | 6 |
Ag Labourer | 6 |
Clothier | 6 |
Name | Census Frequency |
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Mary Fawcett | 2,595 |
John Fawcett | 2,586 |
William Fawcett | 2,094 |
Elizabeth Fawcett | 1,526 |
Thomas Fawcett | 1,474 |
Sarah Fawcett | 1,197 |
James Fawcett | 1,136 |
George Fawcett | 1,124 |
Ann Fawcett | 947 |
Jane Fawcett | 910 |
Joseph Fawcett | 842 |
Margaret Fawcett | 741 |
Robert Fawcett | 613 |
Hannah Fawcett | 595 |
Annie Fawcett | 562 |
Henry Fawcett | 456 |
Alice Fawcett | 423 |
Emma Fawcett | 399 |
Richard Fawcett | 364 |
Edward Fawcett | 347 |
Eliza Fawcett | 338 |
Ellen Fawcett | 320 |
Charles Fawcett | 315 |
Isabella Fawcett | 273 |
Arthur Fawcett | 272 |
Rank | Surname | Match | Census Frequency |
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1 | Fawcett | 100% | 34,813 |
2 | Fawsett | 86% | 872 |
3 | Fawcet | 86% | 688 |
4 | Faucett | 86% | 682 |
5 | Fawcott | 86% | 520 |
6 | Fawcitt | 86% | 514 |
7 | Fawsitt | 71% | 381 |
8 | Fawceet | 86% | 242 |
9 | Fawssett | 75% | 138 |
10 | Fowcett | 86% | 114 |
The surname Fawcett is the most popular version of all its varients