How common is the surname Fassett?

2,191 people in the United States had the surname Fassett in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 140,915 Americans. It ranked 13,798th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Fassett?

Kaffe Fassett, American artist (born 1937).

Where is the surname Fassett most common?

Wikidata records people named Fassett in the United States.

Is the surname Fassett getting more or less common?

More common. 1,998 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,191 in 2010, up 9.7%.

The surname Fassett

A surname, carried by 2,191 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex F230

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Fassett is more common than 91.5% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 2,191 people named Fassett in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 140,915 Americans. That is up 9.7% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,998.

#13,798

rank among US surnames

2,191

people in 2010

0.7

per 100,000 Americans

+9.7%

change since 2000 (was #13,871)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#13,790	Cuddy	2,193	140,787
#13,795	Wickstrom	2,192	140,851
#13,798	Fassett	2,191	140,915
#13,806	Mizrahi	2,190	140,980

Who is named Fassett

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

86% of people named Fassett identified as white (not Hispanic), 7.9% as Black (not Hispanic) and 3.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 86%
Black (not Hispanic) 7.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native 1.4%
Two or more races 1.4%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.4%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Fassetts

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Kaffe Fassett
American artist (born 1937)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Fassett

Fassett has the Soundex code F230, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code F230.

Questions

How common is the surname Fassett?: 2,191 people in the United States had the surname Fassett in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 140,915 Americans. It ranked 13,798th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Fassett?: In the 2010 Census, 86% of people named Fassett identified as white (not Hispanic), and 7.9% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Fassett?: Kaffe Fassett, American artist (born 1937).
Where is the surname Fassett most common?: Wikidata records people named Fassett in the United States.
Is the surname Fassett getting more or less common?: More common. 1,998 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,191 in 2010, up 9.7%.