Foulkes Surname
Approximately 8,544 people bear this surname
Foulkes Surname Definition:
(Anglo-French-Teut.) either for Foulk(e)’s (Son) or French Fou(l)ques, referable to Old Teutonic Fulko, Folko = People, Nation [from O.H.Ger. folc = Old Saxon folk = Old English folc = Old Norse folk]; or to names of which Folk- is the first component, as Folker, prob.
Read More About This SurnameFoulkes Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 3,784 | 1:14,725 | 2,176 |
| United States | 1,349 | 1:268,687 | 25,260 |
| Wales | 1,147 | 1:2,698 | 296 |
| Australia | 878 | 1:30,747 | 4,099 |
| Canada | 323 | 1:114,073 | 12,141 |
| New Zealand | 200 | 1:22,642 | 3,959 |
| Bahamas | 160 | 1:2,448 | 344 |
| Argentina | 150 | 1:284,956 | 22,842 |
| South Africa | 107 | 1:506,334 | 41,014 |
| Scotland | 93 | 1:57,568 | 4,778 |
| Jamaica | 91 | 1:31,538 | 2,300 |
| France | 59 | 1:1,125,809 | 120,603 |
| Costa Rica | 33 | 1:144,851 | 2,103 |
| Mexico | 24 | 1:5,171,925 | 29,601 |
| Germany | 17 | 1:4,735,615 | 183,652 |
| Spain | 15 | 1:3,116,802 | 65,296 |
| Belgium | 12 | 1:958,054 | 73,966 |
| United Arab Emirates | 11 | 1:832,934 | 27,512 |
| Guyana | 10 | 1:76,222 | 5,818 |
| Italy | 9 | 1:6,795,188 | 113,457 |
| Northern Ireland | 8 | 1:230,630 | 10,839 |
| Malaysia | 7 | 1:4,213,461 | 150,293 |
| Brazil | 7 | 1:30,582,047 | 441,004 |
| Switzerland | 7 | 1:1,173,274 | 69,697 |
| Thailand | 6 | 1:11,773,058 | 553,295 |
| Norway | 5 | 1:1,028,457 | 61,363 |
| Peru | 5 | 1:6,356,825 | 38,776 |
| Ireland | 3 | 1:1,569,646 | 17,286 |
| Hong Kong | 2 | 1:3,667,742 | 11,574 |
| Afghanistan | 2 | 1:16,076,592 | 43,178 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Denmark | 2 | 1:2,822,358 | 76,882 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha | 1 | 1:5,854 | 177 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:110,375 | 6,934 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Brunei | 1 | 1:418,731 | 3,893 |
| Dominica | 1 | 1:75,891 | 912 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Isle of Man | 1 | 1:85,822 | 4,091 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 43 | 1:103,020 | 6,511 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1,694 | 1:14,389 | 2,148 |
| Wales | 1,178 | 1:1,331 | 93 |
| Scotland | 11 | 1:340,292 | 10,329 |
| Isle of Man | 2 | 1:27,135 | 1,659 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 293 | 1:171,395 | 15,445 |
Foulkes Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(Anglo-French-Teut.) either for Foulk(e)’s (Son) or French Fou(l)ques, referable to Old Teutonic Fulko, Folko = People, Nation [from O.H.Ger. folc = Old Saxon folk = Old English folc = Old Norse folk]; or to names of which Folk- is the first component, as Folker, prob. for Folkheri [O.H.Ger. heri = Old Saxon heri = Old English here = Old Norse herr, army], or Folkhard or Folkhart = People-Brave [O.H.Ger. hart = Old Saxon hard-Old English h(e)ard = Old Norse harð-r, hard, strong, brave], or Folkwart or Folkward = People-Guard [O.H.Ger. wart = Old Saxon ward = Old English w(e)ard = Old Norse vörð-r, ward, guard.
(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.
Foulkes Demographics
Average Foulkes Salary in
United States
$49,450 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Foulkes Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Foulkes Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Foulkes occurs most in England. It can appear as:. For other possible spellings of Foulkes click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Foulkes? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 59,077th most prevalent surname world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 852,943 people. It is mostly found in Europe, where 60 percent of Foulkes are found; 59 percent are found in Northern Europe and 59 percent are found in British Isles.
The surname is most commonly used in England, where it is held by 3,784 people, or 1 in 14,725. In England it is primarily concentrated in: Greater Manchester, where 11 percent reside, Merseyside, where 11 percent reside and Greater London, where 6 percent reside. Beside England this last name exists in 45 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 16 percent reside and Wales, where 13 percent reside.
Foulkes Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Foulkes has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Foulkes surname increased 223 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it increased 460 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it declined 3 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 845 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 93 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Foulkes Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the Foulkes surname is chiefly Catholic (53%) in Ireland.
In The United States Foulkes are 5.97% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 52.74% being registered with the political party.
The amount Foulkes earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 903.51% more than the national average, earning S/. 194,530 per year; in South Africa they earn 73.15% more than the national average, earning R 411,480 per year; in United States they earn 14.6% more than the national average, earning $49,450 USD per year and in Canada they earn 25.31% more than the national average, earning $62,258 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ffoulkes | 93 | 201 | / |
| Foulkesh | 93 | 1 | / |
| Foullkes | 93 | 1 | / |
| Foulkees | 93 | 1 | / |
| Folkes | 92 | 4,831 | / |
| Fulkes | 92 | 140 | / |
| Faulkes | 86 | 648 | / |
| Ffolkes | 86 | 106 | / |
| Foolkes | 86 | 44 | / |
| Follkes | 86 | 1 | / |
| Folkesh | 86 | 1 | / |
| Voulkes | 86 | 0 | / |
| Feulkes | 86 | 0 | / |
| Foelkes | 86 | 0 | / |
| Foulques | 80 | 111 | / |
| Faulckes | 80 | 1 | / |
| Folkeits | 80 | 1 | / |
| Faulkess | 80 | 0 | / |
| Volkes | 77 | 107 | / |
| Falkes | 77 | 27 | / |
| Folkis | 77 | 17 | / |
| Foulquies | 75 | 14 | / |
| Folques | 71 | 264 | / |
| Falkeis | 71 | 52 | / |
| Pholkes | 71 | 2 | / |
| Faulkex | 71 | 1 | / |
| Fulques | 71 | 1 | / |
| Fulkish | 71 | 1 | / |
| Fulches | 71 | 0 | / |
| Faulques | 67 | 54 | / |
| Volkqeis | 67 | 1 | / |
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