Explore the Family Name Fassett

The meaning of Fassett

English: variant of Fawcett.

Dictionary of American Family Names, 2nd edition, © Oxford University Press, 2022.

How common is the last name Fassett in the United States?

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Fassett has experienced a minor increase in its popularity between the years 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Fassett was ranked 13,871st in popularity and had a count of 1,998 individuals with the surname per 100,000 people. By 2010, the rank had slightly improved to 13,798th with an increased count of 2,191 individuals. This represents a growth of about 0.53% in popularity and a 9.66% increase in the number of individuals carrying the name. The proportion of people bearing the surname per 100,000 people remained constant at 0.74.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#13,871	#13,798	0.53%
Count	1,998	2,191	9.66%
Proportion per 100k	0.74	0.74	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Fassett

In terms of ethnic identity, further analysis of the Decennial U.S. Census data reveals some interesting trends for the surname Fassett. In 2000, the majority of Fassetts (87.94%) identified as White, followed by those identifying as Black (7.61%), Hispanic (2.00%), American Indian and Alaskan Native (1.35%), Two or more races (0.85%), and Asian/Pacific Islander (0.25%). By 2010, while the majority still identified as White (85.58%), there were noticeable increases in all other ethnic identities. Those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander, Hispanic, and Two or more races saw significant increases of 64.00%, 64.50%, and 65.88% respectively. Meanwhile, the proportion of those identifying as Black and American Indian and Alaskan Native also rose modestly by 3.81% and 4.44% respectively.

	2000	2010	Change
White	87.94%	85.58%	-2.68%
Black	7.61%	7.9%	3.81%
Hispanic	2%	3.29%	64.5%
Two or More Races	0.85%	1.41%	65.88%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	1.35%	1.41%	4.44%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.25%	0.41%	64%