Fulcher Surname

38,704th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13,586 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
England

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.

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Fulcher Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States8,9841:40,3454,961
England2,8951:19,2462,747
Canada5301:69,5207,971
Australia4681:57,6837,021
Brazil1931:1,109,19338,758
New Zealand1141:39,7226,688
Wales731:42,3914,090
Ireland591:79,8134,719
Philippines501:2,024,764119,725
Northern Ireland451:41,0013,772
South Africa371:1,464,26276,407
Scotland321:167,3079,494
Portugal281:372,08012,265
Germany141:5,750,390205,224
Thailand141:5,045,596363,835
Singapore131:423,66918,211
France41:16,605,680368,153
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Japan31:42,614,76459,022
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Vanuatu11:263,2762,086
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Guam11:160,1214,893
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland161:276,86711,455
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,5001:16,2502,382
Wales91:174,2686,522
Scotland91:415,91311,811
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,1621:43,2175,024

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.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

An Anglo-French form of Teutonic Folker, &c.: v. under Foulkes, Walter Fulcher.—Hundred Rolls

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) The son of Fulker (people, guard), or Fulk (people).

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

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.

The Norman People (1874)

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.).

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Fulcher Last Name Facts

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

The last name Fulcher is found most in The United States. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Fulcher.

How Common Is The Last Name Fulcher? popularity and diffusion

It is the 38,704th most widespread surname throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 536,401 people. The last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 71 percent of Fulcher live; 70 percent live in North America and 70 percent live in Anglo-North America. Fulcher is also the 2,187,323rd most frequently used first name at a global level, held by 24 people.

It is most widely held in The United States, where it is held by 8,984 people, or 1 in 40,345. In The United States Fulcher is primarily found in: North Carolina, where 15 percent live, Virginia, where 13 percent live and Texas, where 10 percent live. Besides The United States Fulcher is found in 43 countries. It is also common in England, where 21 percent live and Canada, where 4 percent live.

Fulcher Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Fulcher has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Fulcher last name rose 773 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 193 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it rose 811 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it rose 369 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Scotland it rose 356 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Fulcher Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is predominantly Anglican (75%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Fulcher surname 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.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Foulcher93239/
Fulscher93184/
Fultcher9348/
Fulchere935/
Fullcher933/
Faulcher931/
Fulcheer931/
Fulccher931/
Fulchier931/
Futlcher930/
Fulcer92205/
Fulche929/
Folcher861,251/
Fulsher86132/
Fulsche8670/
Filcher8663/
Fulchir8643/
Foulche8642/
Foulcer8638/
Fulzher8630/
Vulcher864/
Faulcer861/
Fulcehr861/
Fulcerh861/
Fulcker861/
Fulches860/
Fulce83444/
Fülscher80143/
Fuldzher802/
Vaulcher801/
Foulcker800/
Faulcker800/
Fulchire800/
Fulseher800/
Fulger771,276/
Fulker771,163/
Fulchi77103/
Fuljer7767/
Fulser7722/
Folche776/
Fulcee771/
Vulche771/
Fulzer771/
Fulshe771/
Folcer770/
Phulchere7512/
Foelscher753/
Vaulchier752/
Foulger712,566/
Foulser71315/
Faulker71218/
Foulker71106/
Fullece7197/
Folcker7196/
Vilcher7171/
Fulkert7165/
Vulczer7126/
Fuljear715/
Fulsier714/
Folsher713/
Pfulger713/
Fulgier712/
Foulché712/
Foulzer711/
Fulzere711/
Foulchy711/
Fultzer711/
Fulgert710/
Fulchis710/
Faulger710/
Feulker710/
Foulcep710/
Fulse67582/
Fulci67348/
Fulge67196/
Fulkerth67143/
Foelsche6788/
Folce6727/
Fulquere679/
Fuldjear675/
Fulcaire674/
Philcher672/
Foulquer671/
Foulqier671/
Foulseer671/
Fulje671/
Faulkier670/
Foltsher670/
Fulshire670/
Faulkeur670/
Foelsher670/
Faulquer670/
Faulkker670/

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