Fulcher Surname
Approximately 13,586 people bear this surname
Fulcher Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. —the son of Folker' or 'Fulker.' This name is in Camden's small list 'Fulcher (Sax.), "lord of people"' (Rem.). For history of Folker, one of the champions of Burgundy, 'the mighty fiddler of Alsace,' v.
Read More About This SurnameFulcher Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 8,984 | 1:40,345 | 4,961 |
| England | 2,895 | 1:19,246 | 2,747 |
| Canada | 530 | 1:69,520 | 7,971 |
| Australia | 468 | 1:57,683 | 7,021 |
| Brazil | 193 | 1:1,109,193 | 38,758 |
| New Zealand | 114 | 1:39,722 | 6,688 |
| Wales | 73 | 1:42,391 | 4,090 |
| Ireland | 59 | 1:79,813 | 4,719 |
| Philippines | 50 | 1:2,024,764 | 119,725 |
| Northern Ireland | 45 | 1:41,001 | 3,772 |
| South Africa | 37 | 1:1,464,262 | 76,407 |
| Scotland | 32 | 1:167,307 | 9,494 |
| Portugal | 28 | 1:372,080 | 12,265 |
| Germany | 14 | 1:5,750,390 | 205,224 |
| Thailand | 14 | 1:5,045,596 | 363,835 |
| Singapore | 13 | 1:423,669 | 18,211 |
| France | 4 | 1:16,605,680 | 368,153 |
| Sweden | 3 | 1:3,282,252 | 190,759 |
| Japan | 3 | 1:42,614,764 | 59,022 |
| Peru | 2 | 1:15,892,062 | 51,966 |
| Hong Kong | 2 | 1:3,667,742 | 11,574 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:110,375 | 6,934 |
| Uruguay | 1 | 1:3,431,758 | 38,295 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Vanuatu | 1 | 1:263,276 | 2,086 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Bermuda | 1 | 1:65,279 | 3,010 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Haiti | 1 | 1:10,683,907 | 24,607 |
| Guam | 1 | 1:160,121 | 4,893 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 16 | 1:276,867 | 11,455 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1,500 | 1:16,250 | 2,382 |
| Wales | 9 | 1:174,268 | 6,522 |
| Scotland | 9 | 1:415,913 | 11,811 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,162 | 1:43,217 | 5,024 |
Fulcher (24) may also be a first name.
Fulcher Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. —the son of Folker' or 'Fulker.' This name is in Camden's small list 'Fulcher (Sax.), "lord of people"' (Rem.). For history of Folker, one of the champions of Burgundy, 'the mighty fiddler of Alsace,' v. Yonge, ii. 329- 30. The English form was more generally Fulke, which see. Miss Yonge is wrong in saying Fulk 'never took root in England,' as the article 'Fulke' will show. Folkard was both a German and Danish form.
Fulchard, provost of Thetford, Norfolk, 1140: History of Norfolk.
Fulcher de Carlton, 1150: Whitaker's Craven.
Whitaker quotes also an old charter, 'Ego, Fuleerus filius Herberti de Carlton dedi, &c.'
Walter Fulcher, Lincolnshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
William Fucher, Huntingdonshire, ibid.
John Folkard, Buckinghamshire, ibid.
Fuker de Dovre, Henry III-Edward I: Testa de Nevill, sive Liber Feodorum, temp. Henry III-Edward I.
Warin Fucher, ibid.
Johannes Fowcher, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.
Margaret Fowcher. Calendarium Rotulorum Chartarum.
1611. Married — Edward Fowcher and Ann Harris: St. James, Clerkenwell.
1654-5. — Giles Fulcher and Jane Lacey: St. Dionis Backchurrh.
1789. — John Fitch and Elizabeth Foulger: St. George, Hanover Square.
1801. — John Futcher and Ann Weston: ibid.
1806. — William Folkard and Mary Ann Duncombe: ibid.
An Anglo-French form of Teutonic Folker, &c.: v. under Foulkes, Walter Fulcher.—Hundred Rolls
(English) The son of Fulker (people, guard), or Fulk (people).
N. Fulchere of Normandy 1180-95 (Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae); Aeliz Garin, Radulf Fouchier, Ricard Folkere 1198 (Ib.). The family of Fulcher was seated in Derby.
Fulcher, a Norman, owned much property in the county at the time of the Conquest (P.). The name of Fulcher occurred in Lincolnshire in the 13th century (H. R.).
Fulcher Demographics
Average Male Fulcher Height
176.41 cm
Average Female Fulcher Height
159.29 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Fulcher Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Fulcher Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Fulcher is borne by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Fulcher? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 38,704th most prevalent surname in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 536,401 people. This surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 71 percent of Fulcher are found; 70 percent are found in North America and 70 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,187,323rd most commonly held forename throughout the world It is held by 24 people.
The surname is most frequently used in The United States, where it is held by 8,984 people, or 1 in 40,345. In The United States Fulcher is most prevalent in: North Carolina, where 15 percent reside, Virginia, where 13 percent reside and Texas, where 10 percent reside. Other than The United States Fulcher exists in 43 countries. It is also common in England, where 21 percent reside and Canada, where 4 percent reside.
Fulcher Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Fulcher has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 773 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 193 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it increased 811 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it increased 369 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Scotland it increased 356 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Fulcher Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the surname is principally Anglican (75%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Fulcher last name are 14.13% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 60.9% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Fulcher earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 132.7% more than the national average, earning R 552,984 per year; in United States they earn 6.71% less than the national average, earning $40,254 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.17% more than the national average, earning $53,740 CAD per year.
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