Fulwood Surname
Approximately 1,904 people bear this surname
Fulwood Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. (1) 'of Fulwood,' a township in the parish of Lancaster, Lancashire; (a) 'of Fulwood,' an ecclesiastical district in the parish of Sheffield, West Riding of Yorkshire This seems to have been the habitat of the family.
Read More About This SurnameFulwood Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,143 | 1:317,112 | 28,974 |
| Australia | 548 | 1:49,262 | 6,140 |
| England | 162 | 1:343,939 | 25,007 |
| Jamaica | 20 | 1:143,497 | 5,007 |
| Belgium | 8 | 1:1,437,080 | 92,692 |
| Panama | 8 | 1:489,032 | 8,962 |
| Thailand | 6 | 1:11,773,058 | 553,295 |
| Scotland | 3 | 1:1,784,606 | 41,943 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 151 | 1:161,426 | 13,927 |
| Scotland | 4 | 1:935,804 | 21,348 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 178 | 1:282,127 | 22,717 |
Fulwood Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. (1) 'of Fulwood,' a township in the parish of Lancaster, Lancashire; (a) 'of Fulwood,' an ecclesiastical district in the parish of Sheffield, West Riding of Yorkshire This seems to have been the habitat of the family.
Hugo de Folewode, taylour, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.
Ricardus de Folewod, 1379: ibid.
Hugo de Fulewode, 1379: ibid.
A township in co. Lancaster, for many generations the seat of the family.
Fulwood Demographics
Average Male Fulwood Height
174.47 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Fulwood Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Fulwood Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Fulwood occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Fulwood? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 215,704th most common surname world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 3,827,493 people. The last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 55 percent of Fulwood reside; 53 percent reside in North America and 53 percent reside in Anglo-North America.
The surname is most common in The United States, where it is borne by 1,143 people, or 1 in 317,112. In The United States it is most numerous in: Maryland, where 17 percent are found, Florida, where 16 percent are found and South Carolina, where 9 percent are found. Aside from The United States Fulwood occurs in 13 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 29 percent are found and England, where 9 percent are found.
Fulwood Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Fulwood has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 642 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 107 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it contracted 25 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Fulwood Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Fulwood surname are 0.98% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 54.21% registered to vote for the political party.
Fulwood earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 7.36% less than the national average, earning $39,973 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Search for Another Surname
The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data
Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Descriptions may contain details on the name's etymology, origin, ethnicity and history. They are largely reproduced from 3rd party sources; diligence is advised on accepting their validity - more information
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Fulwood
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis