How common is the surname Fessenden?

1,593 people in the United States had the surname Fessenden in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 193,814 Americans. It ranked 17,639th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Fessenden?

In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Fessenden identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Fessenden?

William P. Fessenden, American lawyer and politician (1806–1869), followed by Larry Fessenden.

Where is the surname Fessenden most common?

Wikidata records people named Fessenden in the United States.

Is the surname Fessenden getting more or less common?

More common. 1,562 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,593 in 2010, up 2.0%.

The surname Fessenden

A surname, carried by 1,593 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex F253

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Fessenden is more common than 89.1% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,593 people named Fessenden in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 193,814 Americans. That is up 2.0% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,562.

#17,639

rank among US surnames

1,593

people in 2010

0.5

per 100,000 Americans

+2%

change since 2000 (was #16,819)

Who is named Fessenden

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

95% of people named Fessenden identified as white (not Hispanic), 1.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.6% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 95%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.9%
Two or more races 1.6%
Asian and Pacific Islander 1.6%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Fessendens

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

William P. Fessenden
American lawyer and politician (1806–1869)
Larry Fessenden
American actor, producer, writer, director, film editor, and cinematographer (born 1963)

Spellings and sound-alikes

Useful when a record has your ancestor under another spelling

Variant spellings

Fishenden

Fessenden has the Soundex code F253, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code F253.

Questions

How common is the surname Fessenden?: 1,593 people in the United States had the surname Fessenden in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 193,814 Americans. It ranked 17,639th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Fessenden?: In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Fessenden identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Fessenden?: William P. Fessenden, American lawyer and politician (1806–1869), followed by Larry Fessenden.
Where is the surname Fessenden most common?: Wikidata records people named Fessenden in the United States.
Is the surname Fessenden getting more or less common?: More common. 1,562 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,593 in 2010, up 2.0%.
What are other spellings of Fessenden?: Fishenden.