Faux Surname

86,199th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,591 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
Belize

Faux Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Fawke,' a variant of Fulke, which see. The genitive was thus Fawkes, and this naturally became Faux; compare Baxter, Cox, Wilcox, &c; v. Fawkes.

Nel Fankes, Cambridgeshire, 1273.

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Faux Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France1,6861:39,3974,908
United States1,5671:231,30822,253
England9281:60,0417,136
Australia7681:35,1514,637
Canada2011:183,31118,199
Belize1191:2,987609
Belgium631:182,48624,456
Austria631:135,16618,435
Northern Ireland521:35,4813,447
Wales221:140,66110,115
South Africa191:2,851,458109,033
Uruguay111:311,97820,848
Germany111:7,318,678235,042
Switzerland91:912,54658,198
Thailand81:8,829,793476,604
Russia61:24,020,509493,300
Liberia51:881,70733,815
Jersey51:19,8403,614
Sierra Leone41:1,772,408958
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Argentina31:14,247,805235,975
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
French Polynesia11:280,8057,211
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Andorra11:83,8382,381
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Northern Cyprus11:319,01110,202
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland121:369,15613,616
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4411:55,2736,578
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1321:380,44528,529

Faux (217) may also be a first name.

Faux Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Fawke,' a variant of Fulke, which see. The genitive was thus Fawkes, and this naturally became Faux; compare Baxter, Cox, Wilcox, &c; v. Fawkes.

Nel Fankes, Cambridgeshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

William Faukes, Norfolk, ibid.

Geoffrey Faukes, Huntingdonshire, ibid.

John Faux. Rolls of Parliament.

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

= Fawkes, a form of Foulkes, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Faux Last Name Facts

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

Faux is most common in France. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Faux.

How Common Is The Last Name Faux? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 86,199th most frequently used last name on earth It is held by around 1 in 1,303,442 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 51 percent of Faux live; 33 percent live in Western Europe and 31 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 612,983rd most prevalent given name globally, borne by 217 people.

Faux is most commonly occurring in France, where it is carried by 1,686 people, or 1 in 39,397. In France it is most frequent in: Nouvelle-Aquitaine, where 44 percent reside, Occitanie, where 16 percent reside and Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, where 11 percent reside. Apart from France this surname is found in 45 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 28 percent reside and England, where 17 percent reside.

Faux Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Faux has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Faux surname grew 1,187 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 210 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it grew 400 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Faux Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Faux surname is chiefly Presbyterian (67%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Faux last name are 17.1% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 63.87% registered with the political party.

The amount Faux earn in different countries varies marginally. In South Africa they earn 2.17% more than the national average, earning R 242,796 per year; in United States they earn 0.68% more than the national average, earning $43,442 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.22% more than the national average, earning $49,794 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Feaux8937/
Fauxt8915/
Fausx891/
Fauxs891/
Fau867,970/
Fux863,225/
Fax86490/
Fayoux80339/
Fajoux80188/
Fayaux804/
Pfau7511,131/
Faus753,751/
Vaux753,073/
Fuxe752,383/
Faix751,157/
Faut751,148/
Faud751,060/
Fayu75740/
Fauz75618/
Foux75472/
Fauß75420/
Faup75239/
Faue75177/
Fauk75132/
Faxe75130/
Fauq7568/
Faju7557/
Fuex7517/
Fahu7517/
Fuxs7514/
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Fayeaux734/
Fu677,188,633/
Faust6744,905/
Fa6736,712/
Fauss67772/
Fautz67606/
Fague67508/
Faqus67458/
Fauck67410/
Pfaus67364/
Fayou67251/
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Fauez6741/
Fausd6739/
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Foukx6721/
Faudt6721/
Pfaud6721/
Fauht6718/
Fauch6718/
Fauts6715/
Fouex6714/
Faihu6713/
Faxøe6713/
Faquz6711/
Pfauk6711/
Faixe6711/
Faued679/
Pfauz678/
Faues677/
Fayus676/
Fausø676/
Faiqu675/
Fayuz675/
Faukh674/
Fausc674/
Faoue674/
Fayex673/
Feyau673/
Faiau673/
Fauct672/
Fauue672/
Fauye672/
Fajuk672/
Faaju672/
Fauzt672/
Feuxs671/
Fhauk671/
Fauet671/
Fauio671/
Faiuc671/
Foutx671/
Feauz671/
Fauya671/
Fauyo671/
Fauys671/
Fauyz671/
Faequ671/
Fahax671/
Fajud671/
Faatx671/
Faiuk671/
Faiox671/
Faiyx671/
Fauzz671/
Fauds671/
Fajuo671/
Fuudx671/
Feiau671/
Hfutx671/
Fackx670/
Faudk670/
Fahue670/
Ffaus670/
Fauhy670/
Fayhu670/
Fausg670/

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