Foalle Surname

4,116,508th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 23 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Foalle Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a nickname. 'the foal'; Middle English file, a foal. Almost all animal names are to be found in our directories of to-day.' Fole, yonge horse, pullus': Promptorium Parvulorum.

Reginald Fole, Huntingdonshire, 1273.

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Foalle Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England231:2,422,52489,093
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England111:2,215,94364,354

Foalle Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a nickname. 'the foal'; Middle English file, a foal. Almost all animal names are to be found in our directories of to-day.' Fole, yonge horse, pullus': Promptorium Parvulorum.

Reginald Fole, Huntingdonshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Henry Fole, rector of Hackford, Norfolk, 1352: History of Norfolk.

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

Foalle Last Name Facts

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

The surname Foalle is borne by more people in England than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Foalle? popularity and diffusion

It is the 4,116,508th most commonly occurring last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 316,849,822 people. This surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Foalle reside; 100 percent reside in Northern Europe and 100 percent reside in British Isles.

Foalle is most commonly occurring in England, where it is carried by 23 people, or 1 in 2,422,524. In England Foalle is mostly concentrated in: Tyne and Wear, where 52 percent are found, Devon, where 35 percent are found and Northumberland, where 4 percent are found.

Foalle Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Foalle has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the surname rose 209 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fohalle925/
Foaller920/
Foale912,019/
Foall910/
Fouyalle861/
Foalea8363/
Foalet8352/
Foales831/
Fouale831/
Foaler830/
Foally830/
Foaley830/
Foal804,375/
Fögalle776/
Foually774/
Fhouale771/
Fouyale771/
Voualle771/
Faoille770/
Foual73417/
Voall73162/
Fohal7377/
Faole7340/
Foala738/
Voale731/
Foaal731/
Foalh731/
Foali731/
Foaul731/
Foaly730/
Foatelli7166/
Fouailly7162/
Fouyolle7117/
Fouali67627/
Foualy6759/
Foalis6732/
Fouala679/
Foalya673/
Faoule672/
Voalli672/
Foyjal671/
Voaley671/
Faoler671/
Faoley671/
Faaele671/
Fogial671/
Vohall671/
Voalea671/
Foaliş671/
Fohail671/
Phoale671/

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