Fulthorp Surname

2,414,640th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 63 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Scotland

Fulthorp Surname Definition:

FOLTHORPE, FOULTHORPE: A local name of northern origin. One of the principal habitats of the family was in the county of Durham, where they acquired (probably for no better reason than a play upon the first syllable) the undesirable appellation of the "The Filthy Foulthorpes.

Fulthorp Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England251:2,228,72284,230
United States151:24,163,929685,360
Canada111:3,349,599180,238
Australia91:2,999,522116,751
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England531:459,91326,089

Fulthorp Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

FOLTHORPE, FOULTHORPE: A local name of northern origin. One of the principal habitats of the family was in the county of Durham, where they acquired (probably for no better reason than a play upon the first syllable) the undesirable appellation of the "The Filthy Foulthorpes."

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Fulthorp Last Name Facts

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

The surname Fulthorp has its highest incidence in England. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Fulthorp? popularity and diffusion

The last name Fulthorp is the 2,414,640th most common family name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 115,675,332 people. Fulthorp occurs predominantly in Europe, where 44 percent of Fulthorp live; 44 percent live in Northern Europe and 44 percent live in British Isles.

The surname is most commonly held in England, where it is carried by 25 people, or 1 in 2,228,722. In England it is most numerous in: Tyne and Wear, where 100 percent are found. Barring England it occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 24 percent are found and Canada, where 17 percent are found.

Fulthorp Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Fulthorp has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Fulthorp surname fell 53 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Fulthorp Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Fulthorp earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 22.15% more than the national average, earning $52,708 USD per year and in Canada they earn 21.97% less than the national average, earning $38,768 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fulthorpe94305/
Fullthorpe8969/
Fulltorp883/
Fultor862/
Fulthorre821/
Vaultor670/
Vaultour631/
Foltar571/
Foltarz53141/
Voultar531/
Vaultar531/

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