Fancourt Surname
Approximately 657 people bear this surname
Fancourt Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Fancourt.'
Gerard de Fanecourt, Lincolnshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
Fancourt Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 344 | 1:161,971 | 15,135 |
| Australia | 171 | 1:157,870 | 16,525 |
| Northern Ireland | 45 | 1:41,001 | 3,772 |
| Canada | 32 | 1:1,151,425 | 83,867 |
| United States | 27 | 1:13,424,405 | 494,117 |
| Wales | 11 | 1:281,321 | 15,850 |
| New Zealand | 8 | 1:566,040 | 34,598 |
| Jersey | 7 | 1:14,172 | 2,872 |
| Scotland | 4 | 1:1,338,454 | 35,497 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Malta | 1 | 1:430,272 | 3,380 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 223 | 1:109,307 | 10,757 |
| Wales | 6 | 1:261,403 | 9,165 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:1,871,608 | 27,884 |
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.
(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.]
Falencourt, a place near Neufchatel in Normandy. De Fanecourt. H.R.
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).
From Falencourt; a location name in Normandy.
Fancourt: is a corruption of Vandelicourt.
Fancourt: printed Fovecourt, from a place near Beauvais. Not in Domesday, but occurs early. Spelt also Vancort and Pencourt.
Fancourt Demographics
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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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fancort | 93 | 0 | / |
| Veancourt | 82 | 0 | / |
| Vancour | 80 | 322 | / |
| Fankour | 80 | 191 | / |
| Vancort | 80 | 20 | / |
| Fancure | 80 | 2 | / |
| Foncaurt | 75 | 3 | / |
| Vancordt | 75 | 3 | / |
| Vaincort | 75 | 2 | / |
| Vancaurt | 75 | 0 | / |
| Veancort | 75 | 0 | / |
| Fanchart | 75 | 0 | / |
| Fanceaur | 75 | 0 | / |
| Vancor | 71 | 130 | / |
| Fankur | 71 | 51 | / |
| Foncaurtt | 71 | 4 | / |
| Foncaurte | 71 | 2 | / |
| Fancar | 71 | 2 | / |
| Fankor | 71 | 1 | / |
| Phancorth | 71 | 1 | / |
| Foncaurtte | 67 | 3 | / |
| Vankort | 67 | 2 | / |
| Founcaurtt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vancurd | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vancart | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vankurt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vankour | 67 | 1 | / |
| Foncart | 67 | 0 | / |
| Vancuir | 67 | 0 | / |
| Vancorr | 67 | 0 | / |
| Vancord | 67 | 0 | / |
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