Fleet is used as a family name or surname in England. It is 5 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Fleet
No. of characters: 5
Origin: England
Meaning:

Anglo-Saxon fleot. A harbour for vessels, an arm of the sea, a haven; hence Northfleet, Southfleet, and the Fleet, a tributary of the Thames, which gave name to Fleet Street. The celebrated jurist, Fleta, is said to have adopted that name, about temp. Edward II., from his having been a prisoner in the Fleet at the time when he wrote his treatise on the common law. There are parishes in counties Dorset and Lincoln so called.

Stream, river or brook; also swift.

How popular is Fleet?

Fleet is common in United States, England, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Wales.

Fleet is ranked 53553 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Fleets grew by 14.98 per cent to 2787 since 2000 and ranked 11322 after elevating 515 spots. The last name was found in around 9 per million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 75.82 79.21
Black 18.59 17.41
Others 2.37 1.36
Hispanic or Latino 1.97 1.4
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.79 0.41
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 0.47 0.21
Fleet is quite popular family name mostly used in United States while New Zealand is ahead in terms of density. Around 9535 people have been found who wears Fleet as their family name. Fleet is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with thousands of Fleet:
11,571 United States3,440
2,493 England3,222
3,511 Canada1,407
Countries with hundreds of Fleet:
5,845 Australia578
2,325 New Zealand337
1,951 Wales172
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
61,925 South Africa54
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
9,000 Scotland35
4,994 Northern Ireland27
45,605 Zimbabwe26
52,403 Spain24
18,509 Chile20
167,743 Germany20
13,856 Singapore17
10,207 Ireland16
70,951 Netherlands14
527,769 India14
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 6 - 10:
30,726 Qatar9
436,635 Russia8
69,697 Switzerland7
2,872 Jersey7
553,295 Thailand6
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Immigrants to US

From Ireland

Sarah-J. Fleet was 17 years old when she migrated to USA during Irish famine on August 15, 1849. She lived in Ireland where she worked as spinster and took Marchioness Of Bute from Newry. Mrs Fleet (Of unknown age) Immigrant, Immigrant Susan Fleet, are other Fleet that migrated to US.

Fleet Namesakes

  • Charles Browne Fleet, pharmacist and inventor of the laxative and chapstick
  • Preston Fleet, founder of Fotomat
  • Stephen Fleet, Master of Downing College, Cambridge
  • Roy Thomson, 1st Baron Thomson of Fleet, Canadian newspaper proprietor
  • Kenneth Thomson, 2nd Baron Thomson of Fleet, Canadian businessman and art collector
  • James Van Fleet, U.S. Army officer during World War I
  • Jo Van Fleet, theatre, film
  • David Thomson, 3rd Baron Thomson of Fleet, Canadian hereditary peer and media magnate
  • David Fleet, former politician in Ontario, Canada
  • James Fleet, British actor
  • Frederick Fleet, British sailor
  • The Beat Fleet, band from Split, Croatia, founded in 1990
  • Greg Fleet, Australian comedian and actor
  • Frank Fleet, Major League Baseball player in the 19th century

Fleet Namesakes

  • Charles Browne Fleet, pharmacist and inventor of the laxative and chapstick
  • Preston Fleet, founder of Fotomat
  • Stephen Fleet, Master of Downing College, Cambridge
  • Roy Thomson, 1st Baron Thomson of Fleet, Canadian newspaper proprietor
  • Kenneth Thomson, 2nd Baron Thomson of Fleet, Canadian businessman and art collector
  • James Van Fleet, U.S. Army officer during World War I
  • Jo Van Fleet, theatre, film
  • David Thomson, 3rd Baron Thomson of Fleet, Canadian hereditary peer and media magnate
  • David Fleet, former politician in Ontario, Canada
  • James Fleet, British actor
  • Frederick Fleet, British sailor
  • The Beat Fleet, band from Split, Croatia, founded in 1990
  • Greg Fleet, Australian comedian and actor
  • Frank Fleet, Major League Baseball player in the 19th century

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