Foulke Surname

236,297th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,701 people bear this surname

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

Foulke Surname Definition:

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

Foulke Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,6011:226,39521,870
England891:626,04636,944
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
France11:66,422,722504,397
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England481:507,82027,631
Wales41:392,10412,338
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3821:131,46312,590

Foulke (10) may also be a first name.

Foulke 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

Foulke Last Name Facts

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

The last name Foulke has its highest incidence in The United States. It may also appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Foulke.

How Common Is The Last Name Foulke? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 236,297th most commonly occurring last name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 4,284,272 people. The surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 80 percent of Foulke reside; 80 percent reside in North America and 80 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Foulke is also the 3,684,242nd most frequently occurring forename at a global level, borne by 10 people.

The last name Foulke is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is held by 1,601 people, or 1 in 226,395. In The United States Foulke is mostly concentrated in: Maryland, where 7 percent live, New York, where 7 percent live and Indiana, where 6 percent live. Outside of The United States this surname is found in 8 countries. It also occurs in England, where 5 percent live and Australia, where 0 percent live.

Foulke Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Foulke has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Foulke surname expanded 419 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 185 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Foulke Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Foulke surname are 20.42% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 67.19% being registered with the party.

Foulke earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 13.69% more than the national average, earning $49,055 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Foulk913,156/
Folke91762/
Fulke91130/
Ffoulkes86201/
Foulkees861/
Foullkes861/
Foulkesh861/
Foulcker860/
Foulki83239/
Faulke83121/
Folcke8386/
Folkey8317/
Folkee837/
Folkhe834/
Follke832/
Fullke832/
Foulka832/
Foelke832/
Fulkie832/
Foulkz831/
Fulhke831/
Folkie831/
Pfolke830/
Fuhlke830/
Fohlke830/
Foulck830/
Foolke830/
Folket830/
Folk809,888/
Fulk805,898/
Folcker7796/
Foulque7748/
Foolkes7744/
Foulche7742/
Folkett7721/
Follkie7712/
Faulkey774/
Folkerh771/
Folkesh771/
Follkes771/
Fulcker771/
Foulkai771/
Foulkoy771/
Feulker770/
Ffoulks770/
Fulketh770/
Foullks770/
Fulckey770/
Feulkes770/
Falke7340,469/
Faulk7315,391/
Volke732,407/
Folck73588/
Fulce73444/
Fulka73288/
Folka73102/
Fulki7371/
Foulc7369/
Folce7327/
Voulk7313/
Pfolk737/
Folki736/
Feulk732/
Vulke732/
Fulck731/
Fulkz731/
Fulky731/
Foelk731/
Foulq731/
Folky731/
Folkt730/
Folkz730/
Foulquie71220/
Foulques71111/
Foulquet7110/
Folkeová714/
Faulckes711/
Folkeits711/
Foulquer711/
Faulkess710/
Faulcker710/
Faulkker710/
Folque67680/
Falcke67628/
Volcke67459/
Feilke67400/
Fielke67370/
Fahlke67253/
Falkey67119/
Faulkhead67115/
Falkeh6790/
Volkey6739/
Fhalke6739/
Falkie6733/
Phulke6729/
Folkis6717/
Falkei6716/
Falkhe6715/
Folkøy6714/
Folcka6712/
Fulque6712/
Folcey6710/
Fulche679/
Faalke678/
Fuglik677/
Folche676/
Falkea674/
Fallke674/
Falhke672/
Faulck672/
Falkje672/
Falkke672/
Pholke671/
Faelke671/
Fullks671/
Fucelk671/
Foelki671/
Folcki671/
Volkeu671/
Vohlke671/
Volkie671/
Fulkay671/
Fulcee671/
Falkee671/
Vaulke670/
Faulky670/
Voulck670/
Follks670/
Foilks670/
Fulcks670/
Folgue670/
Faullk670/
Folkid670/

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Foulke Reference & Research

Faulk DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

Faulk FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Foulke
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