Foulk Surname

141,236th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,156 people bear this surname

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

Foulk Surname Definition:

(Welsh, English) Descendant of Foulk or Fulk (people). An early form of a capital F was ff.

Foulk Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3,0311:119,58412,810
England991:562,80934,447
Switzerland71:1,173,27469,697
Germany61:13,417,576340,600
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Guyana11:762,22114,420
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England621:393,15123,809
Wales131:120,6475,000
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States8051:62,3836,817

Foulk Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Welsh, English) Descendant of Foulk or Fulk (people). An early form of a capital F was ff.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

The personal name, Fulco or Fulke, through the French Foulques.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

FFOULKES: The pedigree is deduced from Marchudd ap Cynan, lord of Brynffenigi, who flourished in the ninth century. The name appears to have been borrowed from Ffoulk ap Thomas, who lived early in the sixteenth century, and whose descendants have ever since borne it.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Foulk Last Name Facts

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

Foulk occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Foulk? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 141,236th most common surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,309,108 people. It is primarily found in The Americas, where 96 percent of Foulk live; 96 percent live in North America and 96 percent live in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most prevalent in The United States, where it is held by 3,031 people, or 1 in 119,584. In The United States it is primarily found in: Pennsylvania, where 13 percent live, California, where 8 percent live and Missouri, where 8 percent live. Outside of The United States this surname is found in 13 countries. It is also common in England, where 3 percent live and Switzerland, where 0 percent live.

Foulk Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Foulk has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Foulk last name expanded 377 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 160 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Foulk Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Foulk surname are 29.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 76% being registered with the party.

Foulk earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 2.6% less than the national average, earning $42,026 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Foulke911,701/
Foulkz911/
Foulck910/
Folk899,888/
Fulk895,898/
Foullks830/
Ffoulks830/
Faulk8015,391/
Folke80762/
Folck80588/
Fulke80130/
Foulc8069/
Voulk8013/
Pfolk807/
Feulk802/
Fulck801/
Fulkz801/
Foelk801/
Foulq801/
Folkt800/
Folkz800/
Faulke73121/
Folcke7386/
Fuglik737/
Folkhe734/
Faulck732/
Fullke732/
Follke732/
Fullks731/
Fucelk731/
Fulhke731/
Foilks730/
Fuhlke730/
Faullk730/
Fulcks730/
Foolke730/
Follks730/
Voulck730/
Pfolke730/
Volk6774,069/
Falk6760,054/
Folková67261/
Fulková67161/
Folc67148/
Vulk6763/
Foulque6748/
Fulg6722/
Folkova6716/
Folg6713/
Fulc678/
Fulkova673/
Fowelks672/
Fulq671/
Folx671/
Folkowa670/

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