Foulke Surname
Approximately 1,701 people bear this surname
Foulke Surname Definition:
(Welsh, English) Descendant of Foulk or Fulk (people). An early form of a capital F was ff.
Foulke Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,601 | 1:226,395 | 21,870 |
| England | 89 | 1:626,046 | 36,944 |
| Australia | 4 | 1:6,748,925 | 181,100 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 1:66,124,597 | 756,638 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 48 | 1:507,820 | 27,631 |
| Wales | 4 | 1:392,104 | 12,338 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 382 | 1:131,463 | 12,590 |
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.
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.
Foulke Demographics
Average Foulke Salary in
United States
$49,055 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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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.
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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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