Fauntleroy Surname

200,066th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,087 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Fauntleroy Surname Definition:

As several armigerous families-apparently unconnected with each other-have borne this name, it is presumed to be of considerable antiquity in England. It is perhaps a corruption of an ancient French war-cry-defendez LE ROI-'Defend the King !' In course of time, the meaning of the name being forgotten, the De would be dropped, and the remaining syllables would easily glide into Fauntleroy.

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Fauntleroy Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,0031:180,95818,079
Australia621:435,41534,362
Russia91:16,013,673414,297
England31:18,572,686338,250
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Mongolia11:2,825,28917,010
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England91:2,708,37473,770
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3181:157,92014,489

Fauntleroy (10) may also be a first name.

Fauntleroy Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

As several armigerous families-apparently unconnected with each other-have borne this name, it is presumed to be of considerable antiquity in England. It is perhaps a corruption of an ancient French war-cry-defendez LE ROI-'Defend the King !' In course of time, the meaning of the name being forgotten, the De would be dropped, and the remaining syllables would easily glide into Fauntleroy. For examples of other surnames derived from war-cries, see Hay and Halliday.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Or Enfauntleroy, appears to be of foreign origin, but its date is uncertain.

The Norman People (1874)

Or Enfantleroy (Anglo-Norman), King's child.

Surnames (1857) by Bernard Homer Dixon

Fauntleroy Last Name Facts

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

Fauntleroy (Russian: Фаунтлерой) has its highest incidence in The United States. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Fauntleroy? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 200,066th most frequent surname globally. It is borne by around 1 in 3,491,876 people. The surname Fauntleroy occurs mostly in The Americas, where 71 percent of Fauntleroy are found; 71 percent are found in North America and 71 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Fauntleroy is also the 3,684,242nd most numerous first name at a global level It is held by 10 people.

The surname Fauntleroy is most frequently held in The United States, where it is borne by 2,003 people, or 1 in 180,958. In The United States Fauntleroy is mostly concentrated in: Maryland, where 23 percent reside, Virginia, where 8 percent reside and Louisiana, where 6 percent reside. Barring The United States it is found in 10 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 3 percent reside and Russia, where 0 percent reside.

Fauntleroy Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Fauntleroy has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Fauntleroy last name increased 630 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 67 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Fauntleroy Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Fauntleroy last name are 8.65% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 55.42% registered to vote for the political party.

Fauntleroy earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 1.03% more than the national average, earning $43,593 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Fauntleroy Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Fauntleroy in the Russian language
Фаунтлеройfauntleroj-

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