Frechette Family History
Frechette Name Meaning
Americanized form of French Fréchet: habitational name from (Le) Fréchet the name of several places in various parts of France (e.g. in Hautes-Pyrénées) derived from a diminutive of Gascon dialect frèche ‘ash tree’. Altered ending reflects the Canadian and American French practice of sounding the final -t.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022