Fulker Surname

321,153rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,163 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Fulker 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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Fulker Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England7361:75,7048,577
United States2211:1,640,086109,636
Australia1181:228,77721,625
Canada481:767,61660,775
Liberia81:551,06725,208
Scotland81:669,22723,443
Wales81:386,81619,671
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
France11:66,422,722504,397
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3161:77,1378,386
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States721:697,48245,119

Fulker 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

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

Fulker Last Name Facts

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

Fulker is more commonly found in England than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Fulker click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Fulker? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 321,153rd most commonly occurring family name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 6,266,162 people. The surname Fulker occurs predominantly in Europe, where 65 percent of Fulker reside; 65 percent reside in Northern Europe and 65 percent reside in British Isles.

This last name is most commonly occurring in England, where it is borne by 736 people, or 1 in 75,704. In England Fulker is most common in: Greater London, where 20 percent live, Surrey, where 9 percent live and Essex, where 8 percent live. Not including England this surname exists in 14 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 19 percent live and Australia, where 10 percent live.

Fulker Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Fulker has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Fulker last name expanded 233 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it expanded 307 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Fulker Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Fulker last name are 29.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 76% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Fulker earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 89.93% less than the national average, earning R 23,940 per year; in United States they earn 18.64% less than the national average, earning $35,104 USD per year and in Canada they earn 19.63% less than the national average, earning $39,930 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Faulker92218/
Foulker92106/
Fulkert9265/
Fulcker921/
Feulker920/
Fulkerth86143/
Faulkker860/
Faulcker860/
Faulkeur860/
Faulkier860/
Foulcker860/
Folker831,347/
Fulcer83205/
Vulker83112/
Fullkerth800/
Fulcher7713,586/
Foelker77289/
Folcker7796/
Foulcer7738/
Faulcer771/
Fulcehr771/
Fulcerh771/
Folkerh771/
Voulker771/
Foulcher71239/
Fulquere719/
Fullcher713/
Phulkerd711/
Fulccher711/
Fulcheer711/
Faulcher711/
Foulqier711/
Foulquer711/
Faulquer710/
Fulkirth710/
Faulquier6762/
Phulkeart671/
Fulchir6243/
Folkjær6230/
Fulcaire574/
Pholkher571/

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