Find out how popular the last name Frechette is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Frechette.

Frechette, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Frechette surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Frechette in America

Frechette is the 9381st most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Frechette surname appeared 3,468 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 people would have the surname Frechette.

We can also compare 2010 data for Frechette to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Frechette

The surname Frechette is of French origin, deriving from the Old French word "frechete" which means "little arrow" or "small dart." This name likely originated in the northern regions of France during the Middle Ages.

The earliest recorded instances of the Frechette surname can be traced back to the 13th century in various historical documents from the regions of Normandy and Picardy in northern France. Some of these early records include mentions of individuals with the surname Frechette in local tax rolls, census records, and land ownership registries.

One notable early bearer of the Frechette surname was Jean Frechette, a Norman archer who fought alongside William the Conqueror during the Norman Conquest of England in 1066. Jean Frechette is mentioned in the famous Domesday Book, a comprehensive survey of landholdings and properties commissioned by William the Conqueror in 1086.

In the 16th century, the Frechette surname began to spread beyond the borders of France as French settlers and explorers ventured to different parts of the world, including the Americas. One of the earliest recorded instances of the Frechette surname in the New World was Jacques Frechette, a French colonist who settled in Quebec, Canada in the early 1600s.

Other notable individuals with the Frechette surname throughout history include Louis Frechette (1839-1908), a French-Canadian poet and playwright who is considered one of the greatest literary figures in Quebec's history. Frechette was the first Canadian writer to be awarded the prestigious Prix Montyon by the Académie française in 1880.

Another prominent bearer of the Frechette surname was Marie-Victorin Frechette (1885-1944), a renowned French-Canadian botanist and educator who made significant contributions to the study of plant life in Quebec and the broader field of phytogeography.

In the realm of politics, Gustave Frechette (1851-1935) was a French-Canadian lawyer and politician who served as a member of the Canadian House of Commons and later as a Senator for the province of Quebec in the early 20th century.

The Frechette surname has also been associated with various place names in France, such as the village of Fréchette in the department of Pas-de-Calais, which likely derived its name from the surname itself or from the Old French word "frechete."

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Frechette

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Frechette.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Frechette was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Frechette has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Frechette was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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