Fouracres Surname

996,001st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 257 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Fouracres Surname Definition:

Ranulph de Quatuor Acris of Normandy, 1180-95 (Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae).

Fouracres Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1581:352,64625,413
Australia391:692,19746,687
South Africa301:1,805,92385,708
Canada191:1,939,242123,675
Scotland81:669,22723,443
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England821:297,26120,172
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

Fouracres Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Ranulph de Quatuor Acris of Normandy, 1180-95 (Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae).

The Norman People (1874)

Fouracres Last Name Facts

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

The surname Fouracres occurs most in England. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Fouracres? popularity and diffusion

Fouracres is the 996,001st most frequently held last name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 28,356,210 people. The last name Fouracres occurs mostly in Europe, where 65 percent of Fouracres live; 65 percent live in Northern Europe and 65 percent live in British Isles.

The last name Fouracres is most common in England, where it is borne by 158 people, or 1 in 352,646. In England it is primarily found in: Somerset, where 60 percent reside, City of Bristol, where 7 percent reside and East Sussex, where 5 percent reside. Not including England this surname exists in 7 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 15 percent reside and South Africa, where 12 percent reside.

Fouracres Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Fouracres has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Fouracres last name increased 193 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it increased 800 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Fouracres Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Fouracres earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 24.74% less than the national average, earning R 178,848 per year and in Canada they earn 9.81% more than the national average, earning $54,556 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fouracre941,038/
Fourakres896/
Foreacres890/
Foracre889/
Foreacre8285/
Fourakre8233/
Fourakrie781/
Foweracre780/
Fairacre710/
Fareacre710/

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