Fulforth Surname

2,530,696th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 58 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Scotland

Fulforth 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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Fulforth Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States411:8,840,462379,649
England131:4,286,005132,302
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England251:975,01539,671
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States101:5,021,868210,693

Fulforth 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

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

Fulforth Last Name Facts

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

The surname Fulforth occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Fulforth? popularity and diffusion

The surname Fulforth is the 2,530,696th most frequent surname worldwide It is held by around 1 in 125,647,343 people. The surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 71 percent of Fulforth reside; 71 percent reside in North America and 71 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most frequently held in The United States, where it is held by 41 people, or 1 in 8,840,462. In The United States it is most frequent in: Pennsylvania, where 98 percent reside and New York, where 2 percent reside. Apart from The United States this surname occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in England, where 22 percent reside and Scotland, where 3 percent reside.

Fulforth Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Fulforth has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Fulforth last name increased 410 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 48 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Fulforth Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Fulforth surname are 3.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 50% being registered to vote for the party.

Fulforth earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 21.57% less than the national average, earning $33,840 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fullforth948/
Fulfort933/
Fulfor8612/
Fulford8010,059/
Fulfore803/
Fullford75337/
Foulford750/
Fulfar714/
Vulfert67336/
Voulfor678/
Fulfarr674/
Fulfard671/
Folford671/
Fulferd670/
Fulfurd670/
Foolfar531/
Fulvahar501/

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Fulforth Reference & Research

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