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Early Origins of the Fichet family

The surname Fichet was first found in Burgundy (French: Bourgogne), an administrative and historical region of east-central France, where this very distinguished family has held a family seat since ancient times.

Early History of the Fichet family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Fichet research. Another 208 words (15 lines of text) covering the years 1382, 1398, 1429, 1600, 1625, 1637 and 1721 are included under the topic Early Fichet History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Fichet Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Fyot, Fyots, Fyo, Fyos, Fiot, Fiots, Fio, Fios, Feyot, Feyots, Feyo, Feyos, Fyaut, Fyauts, Fyault, Fyaults, Fyeaut, Fyeault, Fyaux, Fyaulx, Fyeaulx, Fiaut, Fiauts, Fiault, Fiaults, Fieaut, Fieault, Fiaux, Fiaulx, Fieaulx, de Fyot and many more.

Early Notables of the Fichet family

Another 30 words (2 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Fichet Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Fichet Ranking

In France, the name Fichet is the 2,442nd most popular surname with an estimated 2,500 - 3,000 people with that name. 1


Fichet migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Fichet Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • Joseph Fichet, aged 35, who arrived in Mobile, Ala in 1849 2

Contemporary Notables of the name Fichet (post 1700) +

  • Jean-Luc Fichet (b. 1953), French politician, member of the Senate of France
  • Pierre Fichet (1927-2007), French painter
  • Major-General Emile-Ange-Marie Fichet (1880-1945), French Director of Intendance Service, French West Africa (1936) 3


  1. http://www.journaldesfemmes.com/nom-de-famille/nom/
  2. Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
  3. Generals of World War II. (Retrieved 2011, October 4) Emile-Ange-Marie Fichet. Retrieved from http://generals.dk/general/Fichet/Emile-Ange-Marie/France.html


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