How common is the surname Frechette?

3,468 people in the United States had the surname Frechette in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 89,027 Americans. It ranked 9,381st of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Frechette?

In the 2010 Census, 93% of people named Frechette identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.4% as American Indian and Alaska Native.

Who is the most famous person named Frechette?

Mark Frechette, American actor (1947-1975).

Where is the surname Frechette most common?

Wikidata records people named Frechette in the United States.

Is the surname Frechette getting more or less common?

More common. 3,349 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,468 in 2010, up 3.6%.

The surname Frechette

A French surname, carried by 3,468 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex F623

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Frechette is more common than 94.2% of them.

Origin

French origin

From French Fréchette.

One of 791 French surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 3,468 people named Frechette in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 89,027 Americans. That is up 3.6% since 2000, when the Census counted 3,349.

#9,381

rank among US surnames

3,468

people in 2010

1.2

per 100,000 Americans

+3.6%

change since 2000 (was #8,977)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#9,373	Recker	3,471	88,950
#9,375	Canaday	3,470	88,976
#9,378	Foxworth	3,469	89,001
#9,381	Frechette	3,468	89,027
#9,382	Hennings	3,467	89,053
#9,384	Geraghty	3,465	89,104
#9,389	Averett	3,464	89,130

Who is named Frechette

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

93% of people named Frechette identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.4% as American Indian and Alaska Native and 1.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 93%
American Indian and Alaska Native 2.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.9%
Two or more races 1.4%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.7%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.5%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Frechettes

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Mark Frechette
American actor (1947-1975)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Frechette

Freestone

Frechette has the Soundex code F623, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code F623.

Other French surnames

All 791 French surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Frechette come from?: From French Fréchette.
How common is the surname Frechette?: 3,468 people in the United States had the surname Frechette in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 89,027 Americans. It ranked 9,381st of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Frechette?: In the 2010 Census, 93% of people named Frechette identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.4% as American Indian and Alaska Native.
Who is the most famous person named Frechette?: Mark Frechette, American actor (1947-1975).
Where is the surname Frechette most common?: Wikidata records people named Frechette in the United States.
Is the surname Frechette getting more or less common?: More common. 3,349 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,468 in 2010, up 3.6%.