Faulkner Surname

6,120th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 92,520 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
British Virgin Islands

Faulkner Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from an occupation. and offic. 'the falconer,' the keeper of his lord's or lady's falcon.

Richard le Fauconer, Huntingdonshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Walter le Fauconer, Huntingdonshire, ibid.

John le Fauconer, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.

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Faulkner Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States49,0691:7,387875
England16,9861:3,280433
Sierra Leone7,5901:934174
Australia7,4641:3,617511
Canada4,3541:8,4621,259
Northern Ireland1,1911:1,549331
Ireland1,0661:4,417749
New Zealand1,0341:4,379690
Wales7381:4,193453
Scotland5151:10,3961,432
Argentina3441:124,25410,495
South Africa3101:174,76719,310
Jamaica2231:12,8701,291
Nigeria1781:995,18442,110
France1671:397,74158,569
Spain1381:338,78319,630
Thailand1341:527,15291,366
Liberia1191:37,0473,427
British Virgin Islands941:33669
Dominican Republic921:113,4014,751
United States Virgin Islands751:1,472241
Netherlands461:367,11340,368
Germany451:1,789,010101,917
United Arab Emirates391:234,93015,673
Panama321:122,2584,322
Singapore301:183,5907,666
Denmark281:201,59716,538
Switzerland241:342,20526,446
Jersey241:4,133843
Sweden221:447,58032,003
Austria221:387,06540,442
Brazil211:10,194,016213,214
Cyprus211:42,1374,231
Suriname191:29,0855,642
Saint Lucia181:9,9321,037
Mexico171:7,301,54134,591
Malaysia171:1,734,95470,664
Qatar161:147,37516,023
Iraq161:2,188,85319,343
Norway121:428,52437,411
Ecuador111:1,445,98617,636
Philippines101:10,123,822213,993
China101:136,732,1577,199
Costa Rica91:531,1194,381
Hong Kong91:815,0543,802
Hungary81:1,227,03553,030
Solomon Islands81:72,50414,153
Greece81:1,384,97486,362
Japan81:15,980,53747,042
Belize51:71,0952,977
Czechia51:2,126,694115,412
Italy51:12,231,338126,430
Indonesia51:26,449,839597,308
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
South Korea41:12,810,0642,073
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Kazakhstan41:4,420,624134,293
Israel41:2,139,40895,907
Venezuela31:10,068,02660,591
Chile31:5,872,15852,204
Honduras31:2,938,8147,190
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Cayman Islands21:31,9461,715
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Guatemala21:8,041,3349,698
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
East Timor11:1,215,928507
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Gibraltar11:33,9541,660
Guam11:160,1214,893
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
American Samoa11:55,7583,072
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland7481:5,922960
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England8,0491:3,028434
Wales601:26,1401,495
Scotland421:89,1244,677
Guernsey11:32,6562,283
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6,1531:8,1621,047

Faulkner (282) may also be a first name.

Faulkner Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from an occupation. and offic. 'the falconer,' the keeper of his lord's or lady's falcon.

Richard le Fauconer, Huntingdonshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Walter le Fauconer, Huntingdonshire, ibid.

John le Fauconer, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.

John Fauconner, Somerset, 1 Edward III: ibid.

Geoffrey Fauconer, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

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

= Falconer, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) The falconer, i.e., one who keeps and trains falcons or hawks to hunt game.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

(German.) A catcher or trainer of hawks.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

From the French, Fauconnier; a personal name.

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

Faulkner Last Name Facts

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

Faulkner is found most frequently in The United States. It may appear as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Faulkner? popularity and diffusion

Faulkner is the 6,120th most commonly occurring last name on earth, borne by around 1 in 78,767 people. The surname Faulkner is primarily found in The Americas, where 59 percent of Faulkner reside; 58 percent reside in North America and 57 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Faulkner is also the 527,582nd most numerous first name in the world It is held by 282 people.

The last name is most commonly used in The United States, where it is carried by 49,069 people, or 1 in 7,387. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: Texas, where 9 percent reside, California, where 7 percent reside and North Carolina, where 6 percent reside. Outside of The United States Faulkner exists in 92 countries. It is also common in England, where 18 percent reside and Sierra Leone, where 8 percent reside.

Faulkner Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Faulkner has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Faulkner surname rose 797 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 211 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it rose 143 percent between 1901 and 2014; in Wales it rose 1,230 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it rose 1,226 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Faulkner Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Faulkner surname is chiefly Catholic (36%) in Ireland.

In The United States Faulkner are 13.79% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 60.56% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Faulkner earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 66.88% more than the national average, earning 577,554 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 20.94% less than the national average, earning R 187,884 per year; in United States they earn 3.09% less than the national average, earning $41,814 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.17% less than the national average, earning $49,600 CAD per year.

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Faulkner Reference & Research

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