Show ContentsFecteau Surname History

Early Origins of the Fecteau family

The surname Fecteau was first found in Guyenne.

Early History of the Fecteau family

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Fecteau Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Fecteau, Fechteau, Fechter and others.

Early Notables of the Fecteau family

Notable amongst the name was Charles-Albert Fechter, born in Arcachon, whose father was an artist and sculptor of bronze in Paris. Charles developed a taste for theatre and in 1840 he made his debut at La Salle Molière in "Le mari de la veuve" ("The Husband of the Widow") by Alex. In 1857...
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Fecteau Ranking

In the United States, the name Fecteau is the 7,539th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1 However, in Quebec, Canada, the name Fecteau is ranked the 613rd most popular surname. 2


Canada Fecteau migration to Canada +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Fecteau Settlers in Canada in the 18th Century
  • Archange Fecteau married in 1795 in Saint-Antoine-Verchères, Quebec
Fecteau Settlers in Canada in the 19th Century
  • Pierre Fecteau married in 1800 in Côte-de-Beaupré, Quebec

Contemporary Notables of the name Fecteau (post 1700) +

  • Edouard Fecteau, historian from Lawrence, Massachusetts, U.S.A. who wrote a book on French Americans from Lawrence in 1941
  • Thomas Walter Fecteau (1896-1991), American Democratic Party politician, Member of New Hampshire State House of Representatives from Epping, 1937-41, 1945-46, 1949-50 3
  • Michelle Fecteau, American Democratic Party politician, Member of Michigan State Board of Education; Elected 2012 3
  • Marcel Fecteau (b. 1927), artist in Laprairie, Quebec
  • Ghislaine Fecteau, Canadian assistant to the Minister of Cultural Affairs in Quebec
  • Helene Fecteau, novelist


  1. "What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
  2. "The first 1,000 family names by rank, Quebec (in French only)" Institut de la statistique du Quebec, https://statistique.quebec.ca/en/document/family-names-in-quebec/tableau/the-first-1000-family-names-by-rank-quebec
  3. The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2016, January 20) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html


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