Folger Surname
Approximately 4,691 people bear this surname
Folger Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. —the son of Folker' or 'Fulker.' This name is in Camden's small list 'Fulcher (Sax.), "lord of people"' (Rem.). For history of Folker, one of the champions of Burgundy, 'the mighty fiddler of Alsace,' v.
Read More About This SurnameFolger Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3,063 | 1:118,335 | 12,714 |
| Germany | 1,263 | 1:63,741 | 8,192 |
| England | 80 | 1:696,476 | 39,547 |
| Australia | 77 | 1:350,594 | 29,558 |
| Austria | 74 | 1:115,073 | 16,208 |
| Brazil | 27 | 1:7,928,679 | 178,836 |
| Switzerland | 15 | 1:547,528 | 38,365 |
| Canada | 14 | 1:2,631,828 | 153,264 |
| Argentina | 12 | 1:3,561,951 | 138,643 |
| Scotland | 12 | 1:446,151 | 18,166 |
| Sweden | 10 | 1:984,676 | 73,605 |
| Poland | 10 | 1:3,800,875 | 132,137 |
| Northern Ireland | 7 | 1:263,577 | 11,625 |
| Finland | 4 | 1:1,374,176 | 50,379 |
| Norway | 4 | 1:1,285,572 | 69,185 |
| Israel | 3 | 1:2,852,545 | 113,505 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Guam | 1 | 1:160,121 | 4,893 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 1:3,536,402 | 19,532 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 31 | 1:786,302 | 35,304 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,033 | 1:48,614 | 5,547 |
Folger (87) may also be a first name.
Folger Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. —the son of Folker' or 'Fulker.' This name is in Camden's small list 'Fulcher (Sax.), "lord of people"' (Rem.). For history of Folker, one of the champions of Burgundy, 'the mighty fiddler of Alsace,' v. Yonge, ii. 329- 30. The English form was more generally Fulke, which see. Miss Yonge is wrong in saying Fulk 'never took root in England,' as the article 'Fulke' will show. Folkard was both a German and Danish form.
Fulchard, provost of Thetford, Norfolk, 1140: History of Norfolk.
Fulcher de Carlton, 1150: Whitaker's Craven.
Whitaker quotes also an old charter, 'Ego, Fuleerus filius Herberti de Carlton dedi, &c.'
Walter Fulcher, Lincolnshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
William Fucher, Huntingdonshire, ibid.
John Folkard, Buckinghamshire, ibid.
Fuker de Dovre, Henry III-Edward I: Testa de Nevill, sive Liber Feodorum, temp. Henry III-Edward I.
Warin Fucher, ibid.
Johannes Fowcher, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.
Margaret Fowcher. Calendarium Rotulorum Chartarum.
1611. Married — Edward Fowcher and Ann Harris: St. James, Clerkenwell.
1654-5. — Giles Fulcher and Jane Lacey: St. Dionis Backchurrh.
1789. — John Fitch and Elizabeth Foulger: St. George, Hanover Square.
1801. — John Futcher and Ann Weston: ibid.
1806. — William Folkard and Mary Ann Duncombe: ibid.
This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. —the son of Fulcher,' which see. An variant commonly found in America.
(German) A follower or vassal; descendant of Folcger (folk, spear).
Anglo-Saxon folgere, a follower, an attendant, a servant, a free-man who had not a house of his own, but who was the retainer of some "heorth-faest," or house-keeper. Bosworth.
Camden defines the name, "Foulgiers, Fearne" (fern). Fougeres, local, a town of France, near the frontiers of Normandy. This town has given its name to a noble family. Raoul de Fougers fortified the town, and built the castle.
Fulcher, a Norman, owned much property in the county at the time of the Conquest (P.). The name of Fulcher occurred in Lincolnshire in the 13th century (H. R.).
Folger Demographics
Average Male Folger Height
176.85 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Folger Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Folger Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Folger (Russian: Фольгер) is held by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Folger? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 100,660th most commonly held surname world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 1,553,517 people. The last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 66 percent of Folger are found; 65 percent are found in North America and 65 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Folger is also the 1,024,927th most widely held first name throughout the world, held by 87 people.
This last name is most commonly used in The United States, where it is held by 3,063 people, or 1 in 118,335. In The United States Folger is mostly found in: California, where 9 percent reside, New York, where 8 percent reside and Texas, where 8 percent reside. Other than The United States this surname occurs in 30 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 27 percent reside and England, where 2 percent reside.
Folger Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Folger has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Folger last name grew 297 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 258 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Folger Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Folger last name are 11.07% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 57.84% being registered with the party.
The amount Folger earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 3.82% more than the national average, earning $44,799 USD per year and in Canada they earn 58.84% more than the national average, earning $78,917 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Folger Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Folger in the Russian language | ||
| Фольгер | folger | - |
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