The Frechette surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 3,468 people carried this name — #9,381 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 84,700 people counted. That is up 4% from 3,349 in 2000.

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What the name means

The meaning of the Frechette surname

From the rhotacism of fléchette (“dart”).

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Fréchette» (French), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.

In print

Frechette in American newspapers,
1908–1928.

Newspaper page from The Wageworker carrying the name Frechette
The Wageworker 1908-11-07
Newspaper page from The Birmingham Age-herald carrying the name Frechette
The Birmingham Age-herald 1908-06-07
Newspaper page from Brownsville Herald carrying the name Frechette
Brownsville Herald 1928-05-22

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 4,217 pages in all carry the name.

Who carried it

People named Frechette,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Evelyn Frechette
    Evelyn Frechette 1907–1969 · waiter
  • Mark Frechette
    Mark Frechette 1947–1975 · actor
  • John Frechette 1942–2014 · American football player

Wikidata (CC0) · portraits via Wikimedia Commons, shown cropped, in the public domain or CC0 · 6 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Frechette,
in the records of 2 countries.

Soldiers, farmers, migrants and neighbours who carried the name and left a trace in public archives. Everyone shown here died long ago or was born more than a century ago.

United States284 records

284 records of the Frechette name in the United States
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 110
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 105
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 34
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 17
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 15
  • U.S. service members who died in the Vietnam War 2
  • U.S. service members who died in the Korean War 1
  1. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record Francis Gerald Frechette

    Born 1948; from Fitchburg, Massachusetts. U.S. Army, carpentry and masonry specialist; killed in action 1969 in Quang Ngai, South Vietnam.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain)
  2. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Harold G. Frechette

    Born 1918 in Wisconsin. Enlisted 1942 at Milwaukee; paper mill worker from Brown County.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain)
  3. A U.S. Army record of death and interment, Camp Nelson, Kentucky, 1864
    Example: U.S. burial record, 1864
    Burial record Napoleon J. Frechette

    U.S. Navy veteran of World War I. Born 1899, died 1976; buried at Maine Veterans' Memorial Cemetery, Augusta, Maine.

    U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)

Showing 3 of 284 records for Frechette in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Vietnam Veterans Memorial, photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden, 2009 (public domain); U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Record of death and interment, Camp Nelson, Kentucky, 1864, U.S. National Archives (public domain).

Canada13 records

13 records of the Frechette name in Canada
  • Canadian Virtual War Memorial 5
  • City of Winnipeg cemetery records 3
  • Nova Scotia Archives name indexes 2
  • Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver 2
  • War Office casualty lists, 1917–1919, among the dead 1
  1. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Anna Maria Frechette

    Died 1964, aged 88; buried at St. Vital Cemetery, Winnipeg, Manitoba.

    City of Winnipeg. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Winnipeg.
  2. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Amidee Frechette

    Died 1919 in West Arichat, Richmond, Nova Scotia.

    Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia.
  3. A Canadian First World War grave register card for a soldier who died of wounds in 1917
    Example: Canadian war grave register, 1917
    War record Roland Frechette

    Died in service in 1942.

    Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada.

Showing 3 of 13 records for Frechette in Canada.

Counts: Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada. · City of Winnipeg. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Winnipeg. · Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia. · City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver. · National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0); Canadian First World War circumstances-of-death register (scan by Scottgraham87 via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0).

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