Foulk Surname
Approximately 3,156 people bear this surname
Foulk Surname Definition:
(Welsh, English) Descendant of Foulk or Fulk (people). An early form of a capital F was ff.
Foulk Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3,031 | 1:119,584 | 12,810 |
| England | 99 | 1:562,809 | 34,447 |
| Switzerland | 7 | 1:1,173,274 | 69,697 |
| Germany | 6 | 1:13,417,576 | 340,600 |
| Thailand | 3 | 1:23,546,115 | 908,588 |
| Ecuador | 2 | 1:7,952,923 | 34,269 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Honduras | 1 | 1:8,816,442 | 9,272 |
| Guyana | 1 | 1:762,221 | 14,420 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 62 | 1:393,151 | 23,809 |
| Wales | 13 | 1:120,647 | 5,000 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 805 | 1:62,383 | 6,817 |
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.
The personal name, Fulco or Fulke, through the French Foulques.
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.
Foulk Demographics
Average Foulk Salary in
United States
$42,026 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Foulke | 91 | 1,701 | / |
| Foulkz | 91 | 1 | / |
| Foulck | 91 | 0 | / |
| Folk | 89 | 9,888 | / |
| Fulk | 89 | 5,898 | / |
| Foullks | 83 | 0 | / |
| Ffoulks | 83 | 0 | / |
| Faulk | 80 | 15,391 | / |
| Folke | 80 | 762 | / |
| Folck | 80 | 588 | / |
| Fulke | 80 | 130 | / |
| Foulc | 80 | 69 | / |
| Voulk | 80 | 13 | / |
| Pfolk | 80 | 7 | / |
| Feulk | 80 | 2 | / |
| Fulck | 80 | 1 | / |
| Fulkz | 80 | 1 | / |
| Foelk | 80 | 1 | / |
| Foulq | 80 | 1 | / |
| Folkt | 80 | 0 | / |
| Folkz | 80 | 0 | / |
| Faulke | 73 | 121 | / |
| Folcke | 73 | 86 | / |
| Fuglik | 73 | 7 | / |
| Folkhe | 73 | 4 | / |
| Faulck | 73 | 2 | / |
| Fullke | 73 | 2 | / |
| Follke | 73 | 2 | / |
| Fullks | 73 | 1 | / |
| Fucelk | 73 | 1 | / |
| Fulhke | 73 | 1 | / |
| Foilks | 73 | 0 | / |
| Fuhlke | 73 | 0 | / |
| Faullk | 73 | 0 | / |
| Fulcks | 73 | 0 | / |
| Foolke | 73 | 0 | / |
| Follks | 73 | 0 | / |
| Voulck | 73 | 0 | / |
| Pfolke | 73 | 0 | / |
| Volk | 67 | 74,069 | / |
| Falk | 67 | 60,054 | / |
| Folková | 67 | 261 | / |
| Fulková | 67 | 161 | / |
| Folc | 67 | 148 | / |
| Vulk | 67 | 63 | / |
| Foulque | 67 | 48 | / |
| Fulg | 67 | 22 | / |
| Folkova | 67 | 16 | / |
| Folg | 67 | 13 | / |
| Fulc | 67 | 8 | / |
| Fulkova | 67 | 3 | / |
| Fowelks | 67 | 2 | / |
| Fulq | 67 | 1 | / |
| Folx | 67 | 1 | / |
| Folkowa | 67 | 0 | / |
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