Fecht
See also: fecht
English
Etymology
From the German and Dutch surname, from several toponyms containing the element Fecht (“fight”).
Proper noun
Fecht (plural Fechts)
- A surname.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Fecht is the 32599th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 705 individuals. Fecht is most common among White (97.73%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Fecht”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 558.
Anagrams
Pennsylvania German
Etymology
From Middle High German vëhten, from Old High German fehtan. Compare German Fechten, Dutch gevecht, English fight.
Noun
Fecht m
Related terms
Categories:
- English terms derived from German
- English terms derived from Dutch
- English lemmas
- English proper nouns
- English countable nouns
- English surnames
- Pennsylvania German terms inherited from Middle High German
- Pennsylvania German terms derived from Middle High German
- Pennsylvania German terms inherited from Old High German
- Pennsylvania German terms derived from Old High German
- Pennsylvania German lemmas
- Pennsylvania German nouns
- Pennsylvania German masculine nouns