Fréchette
A French surname most likely built from a word for a little branch or twig, later used as a family name in French-speaking regions.
The #9,381 most common surname in the United States (2010 Census) — about 1 in every 89,027 Americans shares it.
Etymology
Fréchette is a French surname, probably from a diminutive of a regional French word related to a branch, twig, or small shoot. In surname formation, such words often became nicknames for someone associated with a place, a feature, or a physical likeness, and then passed into family use. The exact pathway is not certain, but the name is clearly French in form and development.
History
The surname is especially associated with French-speaking Canada, where many French family names were carried over from early settlers and then preserved in North America. In the United States, it is comparatively uncommon and is often found among families with Quebec or broader French-Canadian roots. Like many French surnames, it survives in both accented and unaccented spellings.
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Fun fact
The accented form Fréchette is more typical in French, while Frechette is a common simplified spelling in English-speaking records.