Fulkerson Surname

60,060th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,393 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Fulkerson Surname Definition:

(English) The son of Fulker (people, guard), or Fulk (people).

Fulkerson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States8,2351:44,0145,394
Canada1291:285,62526,641
Netherlands101:1,688,71881,846
England41:13,929,515290,718
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,5611:32,1713,873

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).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

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.

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Fulkerson Reference & Research

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Footnotes

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