Fulham Surname

279,656th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,382 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
Ireland

Fulham Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Fulham,' a parish in Middlesex.

1651. Buried — John Fulham, St. Michael, Cornhill.

1750. Married — Nicholas Fulham and Mary Byrne: St. George's Chapel, Mayfair.

1799.

Read More About This Surname

Fulham Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia3921:68,8678,182
United States3231:1,122,16480,931
England2811:198,28517,371
Canada1731:212,98020,593
Ireland1301:36,2232,974
Scotland241:223,07611,507
New Zealand161:283,02024,643
Germany111:7,318,678235,042
Wales111:281,32115,850
Netherlands91:1,876,35385,467
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
France11:66,422,722504,397
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland1131:39,2023,597
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1321:184,66215,113
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States441:1,141,33465,198

Fulham Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Fulham,' a parish in Middlesex.

1651. Buried — John Fulham, St. Michael, Cornhill.

1750. Married — Nicholas Fulham and Mary Byrne: St. George's Chapel, Mayfair.

1799. — William Pither and Eleanor Fullam: St. George, Hanover Square.

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

(English) belonging to Fulham (Middlesex), usually considered to mean ‘the Fowl Land or Place’ [Old Englishfugel, fowl+ham(m, a piece of land], as the name was Latinized in mediæval deeds Volucrum Domus.

The spelling (at) Fullenham in Anglo- Saxon times does not, however, bear out this signification, but rather points to a pers. name Ful(l)a (with genit. -n); hardly to Old English fúl, ‘foul,’ i.e., ‘dirty,’ ‘ black.’

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

A town in Surrey.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Local. A village on the Thames, England, and derives its name from the Saxon Fallen, fowl, and ham, that is, the house or village of fowl. Either from the house noted for its good living, or from the neighborhood producing good poultry.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

Fulham Last Name Facts

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

Fulham occurs most in Australia. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Fulham? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 279,656th most widespread family name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 5,273,188 people. The last name is mostly found in Europe, where 34 percent of Fulham live; 33 percent live in North America and 32 percent live in British Isles.

This surname is most frequently held in Australia, where it is held by 392 people, or 1 in 68,867. In Australia Fulham is mostly concentrated in: South Australia, where 51 percent reside, New South Wales, where 24 percent reside and Queensland, where 12 percent reside. Besides Australia this surname is found in 18 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 23 percent reside and England, where 20 percent reside.

Fulham Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Fulham has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Fulham last name expanded 734 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 213 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it expanded 115 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Fulham Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Fulham surname is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Fulham last name are 10.72% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 63.95% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Fulham earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 18.26% more than the national average, earning $51,029 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.8% less than the national average, earning $43,819 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fullham926/
Foulham920/
Fulam9167/
Fulgaham861/
Fullam831,945/
Fuilam8321/
Fulhan838/
Fulgam835/
Foulam833/
Fulame833/
Fuelam831/
Filham830/
Faulhaume801/
Fulliam7731/
Fullhan7728/
Fulhasn773/
Fulahan773/
Foulame771/
Fullaim771/
Fulgaum771/
Vullham770/
Fulan73752/
Filam73663/
Vulam7329/
Folam737/
Faullame712/
Fulane678,451/
Faulan67509/
Fullan67308/
Phulam67247/
Vullam67112/
Fulgan67103/
Foulan6789/
Fullom6748/
Fulian6725/
Vuulam6711/
Fulang6710/
Filiam679/
Vilham673/
Fuilan673/
Fuland673/
Fulyan672/
Fulain671/
Fulosm671/
Fuulan671/
Voulam671/
Follam671/
Fuillaume671/
Foolam671/
Fhulan671/
Fulgom670/
Fulhausen670/

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Descriptions may contain details on the name's etymology, origin, ethnicity and history. They are largely reproduced from 3rd party sources; diligence is advised on accepting their validity - more information
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Fulham
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis