Fickling Surname

229,706th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,763 people bear this surname

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

Fickling Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Fulk,' diminutive Fulkelin or Fuckling, whence Fickling; compare Hewling for Hewelin, and v. Hicklin. Fulk was extremely popular, and was dressed in every possible form.

William Fukkelyn, Suffolk, 1273.

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Fickling Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,0631:340,97730,695
England3681:151,40814,447
Australia1281:210,90420,401
Canada751:491,27542,011
New Zealand661:68,61110,369
South Africa311:1,747,66884,236
Wales161:193,40812,484
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2651:91,9839,487
Wales71:224,0598,079
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1841:272,92822,173

Fickling Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Fulk,' diminutive Fulkelin or Fuckling, whence Fickling; compare Hewling for Hewelin, and v. Hicklin. Fulk was extremely popular, and was dressed in every possible form.

William Fukkelyn, Suffolk, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Fickus Bapt. 'the son of Figg,' which see. Fick and Fickins seem sharpened forms of Figg and Figgins.

William Fyke, Norfolk, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

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

. Hardly for the Middle English Fukkelyn (= Fou(l)ke + the French double diminutive suff. -el-in) as Bardsley asserts. More likely it is the Teutonic name-stem Fic(k)- [cp. Old English fic-ol, sly] + the double diminutive suff. -l-ing.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Richard de Wyclyne occurs in Rutland, c. 1272 (Rotuli Hundredorum). This lordship I have not found in England.

The Norman People (1874)

From the Dutch, Fikkelie; a personal name.

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

Fickling Last Name Facts

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

The surname Fickling is found most in The United States. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Fickling? popularity and diffusion

The surname Fickling is the 229,706th most commonly used surname globally, borne by approximately 1 in 4,133,605 people. The surname Fickling is primarily found in The Americas, where 62 percent of Fickling reside; 62 percent reside in North America and 62 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

Fickling is most commonly held in The United States, where it is carried by 1,063 people, or 1 in 340,977. In The United States Fickling is most frequent in: South Carolina, where 22 percent are found, Georgia, where 11 percent are found and Maryland, where 9 percent are found. Beside The United States this last name is found in 15 countries. It also occurs in England, where 21 percent are found and Australia, where 7 percent are found.

Fickling Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Fickling has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Fickling surname grew 578 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 139 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it grew 229 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Fickling Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Fickling last name are 20.99% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 67.76% registered with the party.

The amount Fickling earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 68.54% more than the national average, earning R 400,512 per year; in United States they earn 2.08% less than the national average, earning $42,252 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.35% less than the national average, earning $47,026 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Feckling880/
Vickling880/
Vikling802/
Fukling800/
Vicling800/
Feckleng7527/
Fecleng671/
Phetkling592/
Phuklieng591/
Phueklieng561/

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