Fulke Forename
Approximately 35 people bear this name
Fulke Forename Definition:
A male name. Old German Fulco, a derivative of Folc- ‘people’. The name was particularly common among the Burgundians and was hereditary with the Counts of Anjou. It was introduced into England at the time of the Norman Conquest, but attained its greatest popularity under the Angevins.
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| Place | Gender | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| India | 74% | 28 | 1:43,388,499 | 783,893 |
| United States | - | 3 | 1:120,845,659 | 590,342 |
| Germany | - | 2 | 1:48,338,938 | 72,742 |
| Philippines | 100% | 1 | 1:106,009,477 | 690,015 |
| South Africa | 100% | 1 | 1:54,532,649 | 471,300 |
Fulke (130) may also be a surname.
Fulke Forename Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
A male name. Old German Fulco, a derivative of Folc- ‘people’. The name was particularly common among the Burgundians and was hereditary with the Counts of Anjou. It was introduced into England at the time of the Norman Conquest, but attained its greatest popularity under the Angevins. It often appears as Fawke or Fowke, and gave rise to the surnames Faux, Fawkes, Fawkes, Folk, Folkes, &c. Fulk, Fulke, Fawke, Fowke are still found as christian names in the 17th C, but the name is now apparently obsolete, except in the Greville family, which has usee’ it since the 16th C. The allied compound name Fulcher (Old French Fouchier, Old German Folkher) was also common in the Middle Ages, and Lyford 1655 gives it in his list of christian names.
Fulco Domesday Book 1086, Curia Regis Rolls 1196-1220, Hundred Rolls 1273. Fulke Hundred Rolls.1273. Folke Testa de Neville, or Book of Fees, temp. Hen. III-Edw. I 13th C. Folkes Hundred Rolls 1273. Folc Placita de Quo Warranto 1292. Fowke Hundred Rolls 1273. Fulk or Fowke Register of Oxford University 1567.
Fulke Forename Popularity
Fulke Demographics
Fulke Religious Adherence
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Phonetically Similar Names
| Forename | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fulkee | 91 | 12 | / |
| Foulke | 91 | 10 | / |
| Fulkey | 91 | 1 | / |
| Fulket | 91 | 1 | / |
| Fulk | 89 | 62 | / |
| Fulkesh | 83 | 128 | / |
| Fulkesr | 83 | 2 | / |
| Fullkee | 83 | 1 | / |
| Folke | 80 | 5,276 | / |
| Fulki | 80 | 1,464 | / |
| Fulka | 80 | 229 | / |
| Faulk | 80 | 42 | / |
| Fulky | 80 | 23 | / |
| Fulce | 80 | 4 | / |
| Foulk | 80 | 4 | / |
| Vulke | 80 | 2 | / |
| Vfulk | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ffulk | 80 | 1 | / |
| Fuilk | 80 | 1 | / |
| Fullkesh | 77 | 1 | / |
| Foolke | 73 | 60 | / |
| Fulkay | 73 | 36 | / |
| Fulkai | 73 | 34 | / |
| Foelke | 73 | 16 | / |
| Fulkha | 73 | 15 | / |
| Folkea | 73 | 15 | / |
| Fulkhi | 73 | 9 | / |
| Fhulki | 73 | 6 | / |
| Folkie | 73 | 5 | / |
| Phulke | 73 | 4 | / |
| Fullki | 73 | 2 | / |
| Fulkis | 73 | 1 | / |
| Faulky | 73 | 1 | / |
| Folcke | 73 | 1 | / |
| Fullka | 73 | 1 | / |
| Fulkii | 73 | 1 | / |
| Fulgue | 73 | 1 | / |
| Fulcee | 73 | 1 | / |
| Folkey | 73 | 1 | / |
| Folk | 67 | 90 | / |
| Phulket | 67 | 8 | / |
| Fulg | 67 | 3 | / |
| Vulk | 67 | 3 | / |
| Fulc | 67 | 2 | / |
| Fujhlki | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fullkit | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fulkuha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fulkaya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fulquer | 67 | 1 | / |
| Phulkie | 67 | 1 | / |
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