Fulkerson Surname
Approximately 8,393 people bear this surname
Fulkerson Surname Definition:
(English) The son of Fulker (people, guard), or Fulk (people).
Fulkerson Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 8,235 | 1:44,014 | 5,394 |
| Canada | 129 | 1:285,625 | 26,641 |
| Netherlands | 10 | 1:1,688,718 | 81,846 |
| England | 4 | 1:13,929,515 | 290,718 |
| Australia | 3 | 1:8,998,567 | 200,784 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,561 | 1:32,171 | 3,873 |
Fulkerson (24) may also be a first name.
Fulkerson Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(English) The son of Fulker (people, guard), or Fulk (people).
Fulkerson Demographics
Average Male Fulkerson Height
176.68 cm
Average Female Fulkerson Height
164.45 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Fulkerson Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Fulkerson Come From? nationality or country of origin
Fulkerson is more frequently found in The United States than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Fulkerson? popularity and diffusion
It is the 60,060th most frequently used family name world-wide, held by around 1 in 868,289 people. Fulkerson is mostly found in The Americas, where 93 percent of Fulkerson reside; 93 percent reside in North America and 93 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Fulkerson is also the 2,187,323rd most numerous first name on earth. It is borne by 24 people.
The surname is most prevalent in The United States, where it is held by 8,235 people, or 1 in 44,014. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: Kentucky, where 19 percent live, Indiana, where 9 percent live and California, where 8 percent live. Excluding The United States this last name occurs in 15 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 2 percent live and The Netherlands, where 0 percent live.
Fulkerson Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Fulkerson has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 528 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Fulkerson Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Fulkerson last name are 24.09% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 70.86% being registered with the political party.
The amount Fulkerson earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 0.03% less than the national average, earning $43,134 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.45% less than the national average, earning $48,961 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Faulkerson | 95 | 142 | / |
| Fulckerson | 95 | 2 | / |
| Fulkersond | 95 | 1 | / |
| Hfulkerson | 95 | 1 | / |
| Fullkerson | 95 | 0 | / |
| Fulkersn | 94 | 1 | / |
| Fulkersin | 89 | 102 | / |
| Folkerson | 89 | 97 | / |
| Felkerson | 89 | 13 | / |
| Falkerson | 89 | 13 | / |
| Fulkersen | 89 | 5 | / |
| Fulkurson | 89 | 2 | / |
| Flukerson | 89 | 1 | / |
| Fulkorson | 89 | 0 | / |
| Fulkarson | 89 | 0 | / |
| Filkerson | 89 | 0 | / |
| Fulkersom | 89 | 0 | / |
| Fluckerson | 84 | 1 | / |
| Fulguerson | 84 | 0 | / |
| Folkersen | 78 | 358 | / |
| Volkerson | 78 | 20 | / |
| Falkersen | 78 | 2 | / |
| Vilkerson | 78 | 2 | / |
| Fleckersin | 74 | 0 | / |
| Volkersen | 67 | 14 | / |
| Folkorsen | 67 | 1 | / |
| Valgaersson | 60 | 1 | / |
| Volke Riesen | 57 | 1 | / |
| Valgarson | 56 | 0 | / |
| Filgueira Sena | 52 | 2 | / |
| Vula Kurhasani | 52 | 1 | / |
| Valgarðsson | 50 | 116 | / |
| Phlaikrasin | 50 | 5 | / |
| Valakarasan | 50 | 1 | / |
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Fulkerson Reference & Research
Fulkerson FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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- 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 Fulkerson
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