Fancourt Surname

500,792nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 657 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Jersey

Fancourt Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Fancourt.'

Gerard de Fanecourt, Lincolnshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Fancourt Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3441:161,97115,135
Australia1711:157,87016,525
Northern Ireland451:41,0013,772
Canada321:1,151,42583,867
United States271:13,424,405494,117
Wales111:281,32115,850
New Zealand81:566,04034,598
Jersey71:14,1722,872
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Malta11:430,2723,380
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
France11:66,422,722504,397
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2231:109,30710,757
Wales61:261,4039,165
Scotland21:1,871,60827,884

Fancourt Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Fancourt.'

Gerard de Fanecourt, Lincolnshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

(Anglo-French-Latin) Dweller at the Winnowing-Fan Yard [Middle English Old English fann, Latin vann-us, a winnowing-fan + Middle English c(o)urt, Old French cort, curt, a yard; Latin cors, -tis, an enclosure, &c.]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Falencourt, a place near Neufchatel in Normandy. De Fanecourt. H.R.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

From Vandelicourt, near Beauvais. Helias de Fanacort held a fee of ancient enfeoffment from Deincourt in Lincoln 1165 (Liber Niger). Gerard de Phanucort was a benefactor to Thurgarton Priory (Mon. ii. 94). Sire Bertin de Fanecort was pardoned as an adherent of the Earl of Lancaster 1318, and was summoned from York to a great council 1324 (Palgr. Parl. Writs).

The Norman People (1874)

From Falencourt; a location name in Normandy.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Fancourt: is a corruption of Vandelicourt.

Family Names And Their Story (1913) by Sabine Baring-Gould

Fancourt: printed Fovecourt, from a place near Beauvais. Not in Domesday, but occurs early. Spelt also Vancort and Pencourt.

Family Names And Their Story (1913) by Sabine Baring-Gould

Fancourt Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Fancourt Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Fancourt is found most in England. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Fancourt? popularity and diffusion

It is the 500,792nd most common surname in the world, held by approximately 1 in 11,092,155 people. The surname Fancourt occurs mostly in Europe, where 63 percent of Fancourt reside; 63 percent reside in Northern Europe and 63 percent reside in British Isles.

Fancourt is most commonly used in England, where it is carried by 344 people, or 1 in 161,971. In England Fancourt is mostly found in: Greater London, where 13 percent live, Hampshire, where 8 percent live and Northamptonshire, where 7 percent live. Excluding England this surname exists in 15 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 26 percent live and Northern Ireland, where 7 percent live.

Fancourt Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Fancourt has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the surname increased 154 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it increased 183 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it increased 200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Fancourt Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Fancourt surname are 40.73% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 87.5% registered with the party.

The amount Fancourt earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 6.65% more than the national average, earning $46,017 USD per year and in Canada they earn 17.7% more than the national average, earning $58,478 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fancort930/
Veancourt820/
Vancour80322/
Fankour80191/
Vancort8020/
Fancure802/
Foncaurt753/
Vancordt753/
Vaincort752/
Vancaurt750/
Veancort750/
Fanchart750/
Fanceaur750/
Vancor71130/
Fankur7151/
Foncaurtt714/
Foncaurte712/
Fancar712/
Fankor711/
Phancorth711/
Foncaurtte673/
Vankort672/
Founcaurtt671/
Vancurd671/
Vancart671/
Vankurt671/
Vankour671/
Foncart670/
Vancuir670/
Vancorr670/
Vancord670/

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