Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.
FAWCETT
As described in historical dictionaries
Patronymica Britannica (1860)
FAWCETT. Probably from Forcett, a township in the wapentake of Giilingwest, N. E. of Yorkshire. Forsyth and Faussett seem to be mere varieties of the same name.
Surname type: Diminutive
Origin: English
Region of origin: British Isles
Country of origin: England
Religion of origin: Christian
Language of origin: English