Fulwood Surname

215,704th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,904 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Australia

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.

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Fulwood Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,1431:317,11228,974
Australia5481:49,2626,140
England1621:343,93925,007
Jamaica201:143,4975,007
Belgium81:1,437,08092,692
Panama81:489,0328,962
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1511:161,42613,927
Scotland41:935,80421,348
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1781:282,12722,717

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 Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

A township in co. Lancaster, for many generations the seat of the family.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

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.

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