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

The last name Fulkerson occurs most in The United States. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Fulkerson? popularity and diffusion

It is the 60,060th most widespread family name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 868,289 people. The last name Fulkerson is mostly found in The Americas, where 93 percent of Fulkerson live; 93 percent live in North America and 93 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,187,323rd most numerous first name internationally, borne by 24 people.

The surname is most numerous in The United States, where it is carried by 8,235 people, or 1 in 44,014. In The United States Fulkerson is mostly found in: Kentucky, where 19 percent live, Indiana, where 9 percent live and California, where 8 percent live. Apart from The United States this surname is found 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 occurrence of Fulkerson has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Fulkerson surname expanded 528 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Fulkerson Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Fulkerson surname are 24.09% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 70.86% being registered to vote for the 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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