FLEET
Fleet
Fleet is an ancient English surname of Anglo-Saxon origin that derives from the Old English word fleot, meaning a stream or estuary. The surname is primarily found in the south of England, particularly in Hampshire where the town of Fleet is located.
Historically, individuals bearing the surname Fleet have been associated with various occupations, including seafarers, fishermen, and sailors. The proximity of the town of Fleet to the coast may have contributed to the adoption of this surname by families living in the region.
Notable individuals with the surname Fleet include John Fleet, an English publisher and founder of the Daily Courant, the first daily newspaper published in London in 1702. The surname Fleet continues to be present in modern times, with descendants of Fleet families scattered throughout the United Kingdom and beyond.
Research into the genealogy and history of the Fleet surname can provide valuable insights into the lives and occupations of families bearing this distinctive English surname.
There are approximately 3,480 people named Fleet in the UK. That makes it roughly the 2,630th most common surname in Britain. Around 53 in a million people in Britain are named Fleet.
Surname type: Nickname
Origin: English
Region of origin: British Isles
Country of origin: England
Religion of origin: Christian
Language of origin: English
Typical given names associated with the surname
Male
- Andrew
- Christopher
- David
- Graham
- James
- John
- Mark
- Matthew
- Michael
- Paul
- Robert
- Stephen
Female
- Amanda
- Elizabeth
- Emma
- Helen
- Jean
- Karen
- Margaret
- Mary
- Nicola
- Sarah
- Sharon
- Susan
Similar and related surnames
- Flatt
- Flath
- Fleat
- Flat
- Flate
- Felet
- Flee
- Fleete
- Falade
- Falat
- Falati
- Falato
- Fald
- Falda
- Faldo
- Faldu
- Faletau
- Faleti
- Falett
- Faletti
- Faletto
- Fallet
- Fallett
- Falletta
- Falletti
- Falode
- Falodi
- Falt
- Falta
- Faludi
- Fauld
- Faulde
- Fault
- Fawlett
- Feild
- Feld
- Felda
- Feldt
- Feledi
- Felt
- Feltoe
- Feuillade
- Feuillat
- Feuillet
- Ffield
- Ffloyd
- Ffolliott
- Field
- Fielde
- Fieldea
- Fiellateau
- Fild
- Filet
- Filetti
- Fillaudeau
- Fillaut
- Fillet
- Fillett
- Filletti
- Filt
- Fiolet
- Flad
- Flade
- Fladee
- Flaitt
- Flatau
- Flateau
- Flatto
- Flatts
- Flaut
- Flauta
- Flees
- Fleeton
- Flet
- Flete
- Fletes
- Fleth
- Flett
- Flewett
- Flide
- Flit
- Flite
- Flitt
- Flitti
- Flloyd
- Fload
- Float
- Floate
- Flod
- Floid
- Flood
- Floode
- Flote
- Floto
- Flott
- Floud
- Flout
- Floute
- Floyd
- Floydd
- Floyde
- Flud
- Fludd
- Flude
- Fluet
- Fluett
- Fluid
- Fluit
- Fluitt
- Flut
- Flute
- Flutt
- Flyde
- Flyte
- Folad
- Fold
- Foldi
- Folet
- Foletti
- Foletto
- Follad
- Follet
- Follett
- Follette
- Folliot
- Folliott
- Follit
- Follitt
- Folta
- Foolat
- Foolett
- Foolitt
- Fouillet
- Fouladi
- Fould
- Foulde
- Fuillet
- Fulat
- Fuld
- Fulda
- Fulde
- Fulett
- Fullet
- Fullett
- Fulto
- Fyfield
- Phillott
- Philott
- Vailati
- Valadao
- Valade
- Valat
- Vald
- Valda
- Valdi
- Valet
- Valetta
- Valette
- Valido
- Vallade
- Vallat
- Vallet
- Vallett
- Valletta
- Vallot
- Valot
- Valota
- Valoti
- Valotto
- Valt
- Valuta
- Veillet
- Veillette
- Velati
- Veld
- Velde
- Veldi
- Vellodi
- Velluet
- Velotta
- Velt
- Viallet
- Vilde
- Vilette
- Villada
- Villate
- Villatte
- Villet
- Villette
- Villot
- Villota
- Vilt
- Viltte
- Violet
- Violeta
- Violett
- Violetta
- Violette
- Viollet
- Violte
- Vlad
- Vlada
- Vladi
- Vladoi
- Vladu
- Vliet
- Voilet
- Vold
- Volet
- Voleti
- Vollet
- Vollett
- Volt
- Volta
- Volto
- Voult
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