Foulkes Surname

59,077th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,544 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Bahamas

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.

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Foulkes Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3,7841:14,7252,176
United States1,3491:268,68725,260
Wales1,1471:2,698296
Australia8781:30,7474,099
Canada3231:114,07312,141
New Zealand2001:22,6423,959
Bahamas1601:2,448344
Argentina1501:284,95622,842
South Africa1071:506,33441,014
Scotland931:57,5684,778
Jamaica911:31,5382,300
France591:1,125,809120,603
Costa Rica331:144,8512,103
Mexico241:5,171,92529,601
Germany171:4,735,615183,652
Spain151:3,116,80265,296
Belgium121:958,05473,966
United Arab Emirates111:832,93427,512
Guyana101:76,2225,818
Italy91:6,795,188113,457
Northern Ireland81:230,63010,839
Malaysia71:4,213,461150,293
Brazil71:30,582,047441,004
Switzerland71:1,173,27469,697
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Norway51:1,028,45761,363
Peru51:6,356,82538,776
Ireland31:1,569,64617,286
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
China21:683,660,78330,601
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha11:5,854177
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Dominica11:75,891912
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland431:103,0206,511
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,6941:14,3892,148
Wales1,1781:1,33193
Scotland111:340,29210,329
Isle of Man21:27,1351,659
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2931:171,39515,445

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.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(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

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ffoulkes93201/
Foulkesh931/
Foullkes931/
Foulkees931/
Folkes924,831/
Fulkes92140/
Faulkes86648/
Ffolkes86106/
Foolkes8644/
Follkes861/
Folkesh861/
Voulkes860/
Feulkes860/
Foelkes860/
Foulques80111/
Faulckes801/
Folkeits801/
Faulkess800/
Volkes77107/
Falkes7727/
Folkis7717/
Foulquies7514/
Folques71264/
Falkeis7152/
Pholkes712/
Faulkex711/
Fulques711/
Fulkish711/
Fulches710/
Faulques6754/
Volkqeis671/

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