Foulds Surname
Approximately 5,361 people bear this surname
Foulds Surname Definition:
Most probably variants of Faulds, which see. Andrew Fowls, smith in Wanlockhead, 1748 (Dumfries). Dr. Trotter (Galloway gossip: Kirkcudbrightshire, p. 414) mentions a man named Andrew Foulles, shoemaker at Kirktoun in 1684, who appears again in record as Faullis (1688), Faulles (1705), Fauldis (1708), Fallis (1709), and Foulis (1696).
Read More About This SurnameFoulds Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 2,388 | 1:23,333 | 3,246 |
| United States | 970 | 1:373,669 | 33,094 |
| Canada | 715 | 1:51,532 | 6,210 |
| Australia | 577 | 1:46,786 | 5,853 |
| South Africa | 241 | 1:224,804 | 23,422 |
| New Zealand | 171 | 1:26,481 | 4,643 |
| Scotland | 130 | 1:41,183 | 3,837 |
| Wales | 35 | 1:88,415 | 7,250 |
| Ireland | 22 | 1:214,043 | 8,362 |
| Zimbabwe | 13 | 1:1,187,557 | 68,998 |
| Malaysia | 9 | 1:3,277,136 | 121,952 |
| India | 9 | 1:85,229,487 | 684,495 |
| Jersey | 8 | 1:12,400 | 2,398 |
| Jamaica | 7 | 1:409,992 | 9,090 |
| United Arab Emirates | 7 | 1:1,308,896 | 51,006 |
| France | 7 | 1:9,488,960 | 336,266 |
| Thailand | 5 | 1:14,127,669 | 603,945 |
| Sweden | 5 | 1:1,969,351 | 134,077 |
| Spain | 4 | 1:11,688,009 | 116,470 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Brazil | 4 | 1:53,518,583 | 632,670 |
| Pakistan | 4 | 1:44,660,971 | 115,884 |
| Norway | 3 | 1:1,714,095 | 79,528 |
| Philippines | 3 | 1:33,746,074 | 302,898 |
| Northern Ireland | 3 | 1:615,012 | 18,081 |
| Cayman Islands | 2 | 1:31,946 | 1,715 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Faroe Islands | 1 | 1:48,998 | 2,049 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Dominica | 1 | 1:75,891 | 912 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 3 | 1:1,476,622 | 29,385 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1,798 | 1:13,557 | 2,039 |
| Scotland | 248 | 1:15,094 | 1,682 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 170 | 1:295,404 | 23,539 |
Foulds Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Most probably variants of Faulds, which see. Andrew Fowls, smith in Wanlockhead, 1748 (Dumfries). Dr. Trotter (Galloway gossip: Kirkcudbrightshire, p. 414) mentions a man named Andrew Foulles, shoemaker at Kirktoun in 1684, who appears again in record as Faullis (1688), Faulles (1705), Fauldis (1708), Fallis (1709), and Foulis (1696). compare Foulis.
Genit., or pl., of Fould.
Foulds Demographics
Average Male Foulds Height
176.16 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Foulds Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Foulds Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Foulds is found in England more than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Foulds? popularity and diffusion
The surname Foulds is the 89,503rd most widely held last name internationally It is held by around 1 in 1,359,363 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 49 percent of Foulds are found; 48 percent are found in Northern Europe and 48 percent are found in British Isles.
It is most common in England, where it is held by 2,388 people, or 1 in 23,333. In England it is most frequent in: Lancashire, where 13 percent reside, West Yorkshire, where 10 percent reside and Greater London, where 9 percent reside. Beside England this surname occurs in 39 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 18 percent reside and Canada, where 13 percent reside.
Foulds Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Foulds has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the last name rose 133 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it rose 571 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it declined 48 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it rose 733 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Foulds Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the Foulds surname is predominantly Presbyterian (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Foulds last name are 11.06% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 57.83% registered with the party.
The amount Foulds earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 42.5% more than the national average, earning R 338,628 per year; in United States they earn 10.25% more than the national average, earning $47,573 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.87% more than the national average, earning $54,092 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Folds | 91 | 2,061 | / |
| Fould | 91 | 76 | / |
| Fulds | 91 | 10 | / |
| Faulds | 83 | 3,728 | / |
| Foults | 83 | 20 | / |
| Foolds | 83 | 2 | / |
| Foldse | 83 | 1 | / |
| Foelds | 83 | 1 | / |
| Feulds | 83 | 1 | / |
| Fuldst | 83 | 1 | / |
| Fuelds | 83 | 0 | / |
| Fuld | 80 | 611 | / |
| Fold | 80 | 202 | / |
| Fults | 73 | 3,384 | / |
| Folts | 73 | 2,658 | / |
| Foulc | 73 | 69 | / |
| Foult | 73 | 68 | / |
| Foldz | 73 | 16 | / |
| Fuldt | 73 | 9 | / |
| Foldt | 73 | 9 | / |
| Foyld | 73 | 5 | / |
| Foild | 73 | 4 | / |
| Fauld | 73 | 3 | / |
| Fulld | 73 | 2 | / |
| Volds | 73 | 2 | / |
| Falds | 73 | 1 | / |
| Pfuld | 73 | 1 | / |
| Foldø | 73 | 1 | / |
| Fulcs | 73 | 1 | / |
| Fultd | 73 | 1 | / |
| Fuild | 73 | 0 | / |
| Foldd | 73 | 0 | / |
| Pfold | 73 | 0 | / |
| Foulz | 73 | 0 | / |
| Fouldová | 71 | 4 | / |
| Fields | 67 | 141,768 | / |
| Feilds | 67 | 298 | / |
| Foultz | 67 | 195 | / |
| Foulch | 67 | 29 | / |
| Fuelts | 67 | 21 | / |
| Foulte | 67 | 15 | / |
| Faldås | 67 | 14 | / |
| Faults | 67 | 6 | / |
| Foltst | 67 | 4 | / |
| Failds | 67 | 4 | / |
| Fauldsová | 67 | 3 | / |
| Folchs | 67 | 2 | / |
| Fulchs | 67 | 2 | / |
| Fultzs | 67 | 2 | / |
| Foseld | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fealds | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pfueld | 67 | 1 | / |
| Feyold | 67 | 1 | / |
| Faelds | 67 | 1 | / |
| Foltts | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pholds | 67 | 1 | / |
| Voults | 67 | 0 | / |
| Feelds | 67 | 0 | / |
| Fauchilds | 67 | 0 | / |
| Foltzs | 67 | 0 | / |
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Foulds Reference & Research
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