Fowlds Surname

463,189th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 728 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Isle of Man

Fowlds Surname Definition:

Most probably variants of Faulds, which see. Andrew Fowls, smith in Wanlockhead, 1748 (Dumfries). Dr. Trotter (Galloway gossip: Kirkcudbrightshire, p. 414) mentions a man named Andrew Foulles, shoemaker at Kirktoun in 1684, who appears again in record as Faullis (1688), Faulles (1705), Fauldis (1708), Fallis (1709), and Foulis (1696).

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Fowlds Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa2531:214,14122,604
United States1801:2,013,661129,138
England1351:412,72628,150
New Zealand421:107,81714,061
Canada391:944,75971,777
Scotland361:148,7178,826
Australia201:1,349,78570,688
Wales91:343,83718,086
Northern Ireland71:263,57711,625
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England571:427,63825,025
Scotland251:149,7296,268
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States191:2,643,089124,494

Fowlds Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Most probably variants of Faulds, which see. Andrew Fowls, smith in Wanlockhead, 1748 (Dumfries). Dr. Trotter (Galloway gossip: Kirkcudbrightshire, p. 414) mentions a man named Andrew Foulles, shoemaker at Kirktoun in 1684, who appears again in record as Faullis (1688), Faulles (1705), Fauldis (1708), Fallis (1709), and Foulis (1696). compare Foulis.

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

= FouIds, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Fowlds Last Name Facts

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

Fowlds occurs in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Fowlds? popularity and diffusion

Fowlds is the 463,189th most frequently used family name on earth, borne by around 1 in 10,010,365 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 35 percent of Fowlds live; 35 percent live in Southern Africa and 35 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

The last name is most widely held in South Africa, where it is held by 253 people, or 1 in 214,141. In South Africa it is mostly found in: Gauteng, where 63 percent live, KwaZulu-Natal, where 10 percent live and Mpumalanga, where 9 percent live. Without taking into account South Africa it occurs in 14 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 25 percent live and England, where 19 percent live.

Fowlds Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Fowlds has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Fowlds last name increased 947 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 237 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 144 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it increased 900 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Fowlds Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Fowlds surname are 15.19% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 68.42% being registered with the party.

The amount Fowlds earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 87.94% more than the national average, earning R 446,628 per year; in United States they earn 31.38% more than the national average, earning $56,690 USD per year and in Canada they earn 34.39% more than the national average, earning $66,767 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Folds912,061/
Foulds835,361/
Foldes83824/
Foldys837/
Foldus834/
Foldas832/
Foolds832/
Foldos832/
Fowlts831/
Foalds831/
Foelds831/
Foldse831/
Folyds831/
Fawlds830/
Foldesi77462/
Foldesy7749/
Fouldes7720/
Foeldes7715/
Folidis776/
Foldéus772/
Folldes771/
Fioelds770/
Folts732,658/
Felds7327/
Foldz7316/
Filds7314/
Fulds7310/
Volds732/
Flods732/
Fowlc731/
Falds731/
Flids731/
Foulidis71278/
Foldessy7182/
Foliados7119/
Foulides7115/
Foliadis718/
Fiolides716/
Foeldesi712/
Fouladas711/
Follados711/
Fields67141,768/
Faulds673,728/
Földes672,519/
Fildes672,002/
Faldas671,046/
Foltys67424/
Feldes67301/
Feilds67298/
Feldis67217/
Foltas67171/
Foltis67113/
Foliadoso6797/
Fileds6786/
Folits6760/
Foltes6757/
Faldus6742/
Fyldes6737/
Foltos6730/
Fildas6723/
Faldes6722/
Foults6720/
Fuldas6720/
Voldas6718/
Folladosa6716/
Floods6715/
Faldås6714/
Fildis679/
Floyds679/
Fillds678/
Faldis675/
Fildus675/
Flodis675/
Failds674/
Folladoso674/
Fialds673/
Voldes673/
Főldes673/
Fowlet672/
Fldesi672/
Fildos672/
Fledes672/
Foeldessy672/
Fealds671/
Flauds671/
Fledis671/
Fletds671/
Flides671/
Flieds671/
Fludas671/
Faelds671/
Feulds671/
Foltts671/
Folets671/
Folheados671/
Flades671/
Fãldes671/
Føldes671/
Foldeš671/
Foliadosa671/
Foltus671/
Foullides671/
Foullidis671/
Fliids671/
Fiélds671/
Flodås671/
Fiylds671/
Pholds671/
Faldos671/
Wvilds671/
Fladis671/
Feldas671/
Fowltz670/
Feelds670/
Fuelds670/
Fowlett621/
Vovld552/
Fabild5034/
Vawldz501/

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