Foakes Surname

849,693rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 322 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Foakes Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Fulk,' one of very many variants; v. Fulke and Fooks. Foakes is a corruption of the intermediate form Folkes; v. Folk. The final 's' is patronymic; compare Jones, Williams, Jennings, &c.

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Foakes Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2451:227,42118,997
New Zealand211:215,63421,249
United States211:17,259,949572,238
Wales141:221,03813,576
Australia81:3,374,463124,818
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1891:128,97011,990
Jersey11:51,8823,898
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States131:3,862,976168,604

Foakes 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,' one of very many variants; v. Fulke and Fooks. Foakes is a corruption of the intermediate form Folkes; v. Folk. The final 's' is patronymic; compare Jones, Williams, Jennings, &c.

Foke Odell. H. Ralph Foke, Oxfordshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

1796. Married — Thomas Foakes and Alice Failthorpe: St. George, Hanover Square.

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

= Foulkes, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Foakes Last Name Facts

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

The last name Foakes is held by more people in England than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Foakes? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 849,693rd most frequently held surname globally, borne by approximately 1 in 22,632,130 people. Foakes occurs mostly in Europe, where 82 percent of Foakes reside; 82 percent reside in Northern Europe and 82 percent reside in British Isles.

It is most commonly occurring in England, where it is borne by 245 people, or 1 in 227,421. In England Foakes is primarily found in: Essex, where 40 percent reside, Greater London, where 16 percent reside and Oxfordshire, where 7 percent reside. Besides England Foakes occurs in 10 countries. It is also found in New Zealand, where 7 percent reside and The United States, where 7 percent reside.

Foakes Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Foakes has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the last name expanded 130 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it expanded 162 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Foakes Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Foakes last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 100% registered to vote for the political party.

Foakes earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 0.53% less than the national average, earning $42,920 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Foake910/
Voakes83519/
Fouake833/
Fuoake831/
Foakeu831/
Fohake831/
Foaskey770/
Voake73118/
Foaka7370/
Faoke736/
Fouace67205/
Fouaka6747/
Foache6738/
Fouaki672/
Fouaky671/
Fohoke671/
Faoker670/

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