Fulford Surname

50,974th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10,059 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Turks and Caicos Islands

Fulford Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Fulford,' parishes in the the Dioceses of York and Lichfield, and a tithing in the union of Crediton, Devon The North-English Fulfords probably hail from the parish of Fulford, East Riding of Yorkshire.

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Fulford Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5,5951:64,7837,572
England1,7221:32,3574,314
Canada1,2431:29,6423,884
Australia6811:39,6415,135
Turks and Caicos Islands2971:11628
New Zealand1631:27,7814,855
Wales801:38,6823,791
South Africa611:888,15957,770
Jamaica521:55,1913,077
Scotland481:111,5387,348
Northern Ireland191:97,1076,126
Norway151:342,81932,589
Brazil91:23,786,037375,389
Netherlands91:1,876,35385,467
Japan71:18,263,47047,869
Switzerland61:1,368,81977,571
Spain61:7,792,006100,283
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Bahamas51:78,350887
Hong Kong41:1,833,8716,220
Jersey31:33,0674,675
Afghanistan31:10,717,72835,605
China31:455,773,85521,925
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
France21:33,211,361423,184
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Cook Islands11:18,1791,485
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Guernsey11:64,4392,137
Fiji11:894,3914,568
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England9561:25,4973,509
Wales321:49,0132,509
Scotland91:415,91311,811
Jersey11:51,8823,898
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States8531:58,8736,516

Fulford (38) may also be a first name.

Fulford Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Fulford,' parishes in the the Dioceses of York and Lichfield, and a tithing in the union of Crediton, Devon The North-English Fulfords probably hail from the parish of Fulford, East Riding of Yorkshire.

William de Foleford, Devon, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

There seems to have been also a Southfulford in Somerset, in which dwelt the two individuals named below:

Thomas de Fuleford, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.

Walter de Fuleford, Somerset, 1 Edward III: ibid.

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

(English) belonging to Fulford = the Foul (Muddy) Ford [Old English fúl, foul + ford]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

The family assert a Saxon origin, and are said to have held Folefort, now Great Fulford, co. Devon, temp. William I. William de F., who held the estate temp. Richard I. is the first ascertained ancestor. His lineal descendant, Baldwin Fulford, Esq., still possesses it. Shirley's Noble and Gentle Men. There are also places called Fulford in cos. York and Stafford.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

(English), Foulford, Muddy ford. (variant: Faulborn.)

Surnames (1857) by Bernard Homer Dixon

A location name in Devon, Yorkshire.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

The Fulfords of Fulford, in the parish of Dunsford, are a very ancient and distinguished Devonshire knightly family, dating back to the 12th century (W. and P.).

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

Fulford Last Name Facts

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

The last name Fulford is borne by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of Fulford click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Fulford? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 50,974th most common last name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 724,480 people. This surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 72 percent of Fulford are found; 68 percent are found in North America and 68 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Fulford is also the 1,662,754th most common given name at a global level It is held by 38 people.

This surname is most frequently held in The United States, where it is carried by 5,595 people, or 1 in 64,783. In The United States Fulford is most numerous in: Florida, where 16 percent reside, Georgia, where 12 percent reside and North Carolina, where 10 percent reside. Beside The United States Fulford is found in 40 countries. It is also found in England, where 17 percent reside and Canada, where 12 percent reside.

Fulford Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Fulford has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Fulford surname increased 656 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 180 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it increased 250 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it increased 533 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Fulford Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Fulford surname are 18.18% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 64.95% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Fulford earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 214.54% more than the national average, earning 1,088,570 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 135% more than the national average, earning R 558,444 per year; in United States they earn 4.4% less than the national average, earning $41,252 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.11% more than the national average, earning $53,710 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fullford93337/
Foulford930/
Fulfor9212/
Fulfore863/
Fulfort863/
Fulfard861/
Folford861/
Fulfurd860/
Fulferd860/
Fulforth8058/
Fulfar774/
Fullforth758/
Voulfor718/
Fulfarr714/
Vulfert57336/
Foolfar571/
Fulvahar531/

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Fulford Reference & Research

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