Fewkes Surname

327,420th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,134 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Guernsey

Fewkes Surname Definition:

For Foulkes, q.v.

Fewkes Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4601:787,95460,928
England4341:128,38312,777
Australia911:296,65626,074
Canada811:454,88439,362
Argentina251:1,709,73790,467
Scotland121:446,15118,166
Israel101:855,76354,181
Wales91:343,83718,086
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
France11:66,422,722504,397
Guernsey11:64,4392,137
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2471:98,68610,010
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States931:539,98637,316

Fewkes Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

For Foulkes, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) The son of Fulk (people's guard).

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

From the German, Fuchs; a personal name.

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

Fewkes Last Name Facts

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

The surname Fewkes occurs most in The United States. It can also be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Fewkes? popularity and diffusion

It is the 327,420th most widely held family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 6,426,407 people. It occurs mostly in The Americas, where 50 percent of Fewkes are found; 47 percent are found in North America and 47 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most commonly used in The United States, where it is held by 460 people, or 1 in 787,954. In The United States Fewkes is most prevalent in: Illinois, where 19 percent are found, California, where 16 percent are found and Utah, where 13 percent are found. Other than The United States this last name occurs in 16 countries. It is also common in England, where 38 percent are found and Australia, where 8 percent are found.

Fewkes Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Fewkes has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Fewkes last name increased 495 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 176 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Fewkes Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Fewkes last name are 16.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 63% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Fewkes earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 2.2% less than the national average, earning $42,199 USD per year and in Canada they earn 24.6% more than the national average, earning $61,904 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ffewkes926/
Fewks911/
Fowkes834,345/
Fawkes832,628/
Feakes83844/
Fekkes83745/
Feekes83319/
Feikes83249/
Feykes83111/
Fekesa8315/
Feukes837/
Feckes835/
Faekes832/
Fiekes831/
Fekeso831/
Fejkes831/
Fekesi831/
Feks8015/
Fiekies7715/
Fowikes777/
Feijkes777/
Fowakes775/
Fawkesh771/
Fowokes771/
Fekesse771/
Fekessa771/
Fowckes770/
Fowekes770/
Fikes733,112/
Fakes73654/
Fykes73393/
Fekas73298/
Fawks73292/
Fokes73245/
Fowks73159/
Fukes73154/
Feeks7397/
Feaks7370/
Feiks7366/
Fekos7354/
Feksa7351/
Feksi7342/
Foeks7330/
Fejks7325/
Fekeš7314/
Vekes7311/
Fecks735/
Fekus733/
Fkejs733/
Feksy733/
Fueks732/
Fieks732/
Fkyes731/
Fekso731/
Fekés731/
Fekis731/
Fweks730/
Fiekkies714/
Fowaokes711/
Fawkas672,197/
Fickes671,848/
Fookes67943/
Fekisi67684/
Foakes67322/
Feques67262/
Faqees67226/
Fikejs67166/
Fekkas67152/
Veckes67111/
Foukes6791/
Fokkes6772/
Feikus6770/
Fečkeš6769/
Feicks6751/
Feikis6751/
Fakess6749/
Faykes6748/
Faecks6744/
Fyckes6739/
Fikeis6739/
Fekeci6733/
Fokeas6733/
Fiekas6726/
Fekkos6724/
Feikos6719/
Fikeys6718/
Fekous6713/
Fegues6712/
Fejkus6711/
Fockes6711/
Fekeçi6711/
Fuecks6710/
Faukes679/
Fks679/
Veikes677/
Fewgas677/
Faikes676/
Fekays676/
Fackes676/
Fakkes676/
Fekiso676/
Fojkes674/
Fekasi674/
Fuckes674/
Feghes674/
Veokes673/
Vekese672/
Fekise672/
Fokesi672/
Foekus672/
Fiikes671/
Fikeus671/
Fheiks671/
Feckos671/
Feckso671/
Fakesi671/
Foweks671/
Fowoks671/
Foykes671/
Fakhes671/
Fajkes671/
Fejkis671/
Foikes671/
Fiecks671/
Fiekus671/
Fek Sa671/
Fiakes670/
Feckas670/
Feikas670/
Feechs670/
Feakus670/

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