Fechter is used as a family name or surname in Germany. It is 7 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Fechter
No. of characters: 7
Origin: Germany
Meaning: Worn in Alsace, the name refers to a German fighter. It can also evoke one who lives in a place called Fecht (= bog, swamp).

How popular is Fechter?

Fechter is common in Germany.

Fechter is ranked 110047 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Fechters plummeted by 12.43414 per cent to 831 since 2000 and slipped by 4016 spots and ranked at 28679. The last name was found in around 3 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 95.19 97.37
Hispanic or Latino 2.41 0.95
Others 1.32 1.05
Black 0.6 0
Fechter is not so popular last name but still a prevalent family name common in United States. On the other hand, it is more oftenly used in Austria. Around 3717 people have been found who wears Fechter as their family name. Fechter is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
153,990 Australia7
112,145 Spain7
88,966 Czech Republic7
3,791 Namibia2
54,641 Sweden2
36,678 Singapore1
7,790 Zambia1
56,169 Mexico1
58,885 Poland1
492,292 Ukraine1
53,505 Turkey1
810,193 Indonesia1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
65,779 Canada44
83,908 England38
36,547 Switzerland27
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
37,331 Netherlands58
Countries with hundreds of Fechter:
18,360 South Africa329
45,235 France220
56,243 Brazil175
8,140 Austria157
Countries with thousands of Fechter:
22,540 United States1,393
7,757 Germany1,244
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Comments

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Shawnta Beale
 The origin of the name is Germanic etymology of the name of Alsatian Fechter, which means that the fencer name gives the ancient craft: swashbuckler.

Fechter Namesakes

  • Steven Fechter, Playwright
  • Anne-Meike Fechter, Author
  • Peter Fechter, Bricklayer

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