Fulbright Surname

110,911th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,189 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Fulbright Surname Definition:

(English) Descendant of Fulbeorht (people, bright).

Fulbright Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4,1631:87,0679,812
England51:11,143,612252,590
Afghanistan31:10,717,72835,605
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5331:94,2199,638

Fulbright (29) may also be a first name.

Fulbright Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) Descendant of Fulbeorht (people, bright).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Fulbright Last Name Facts

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

Fulbright is found most frequently in The United States. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Fulbright? popularity and diffusion

It is the 110,911th most widespread surname worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,739,686 people. Fulbright occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 99 percent of Fulbright are found; 99 percent are found in North America and 99 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,951,561st most numerous first name world-wide, held by 29 people.

The last name is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 4,163 people, or 1 in 87,067. In The United States Fulbright is mostly concentrated in: North Carolina, where 20 percent reside, Texas, where 20 percent reside and Missouri, where 7 percent reside. Other than The United States this surname is found in 18 countries. It is also found in England, where 0 percent reside and Afghanistan, where 0 percent reside.

Fulbright Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Fulbright has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Fulbright last name rose 781 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Fulbright Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Fulbright surname are 19.76% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 66.53% registered with the political party.

Fulbright earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 8.86% less than the national average, earning $39,324 USD per year.

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Fulbright Reference & Research

Fulbright DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

Fulbright 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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