Faulkner Name Meaning: Believed to have derived from the French word 'fau(l)connier', or the Anglo Saxon 'falconeer', which was a word used to describe someone who worked with or kept hawks for hunting.
Believed to have derived from the French word 'fau(l)connier', or the Anglo Saxon 'falconeer', which was a word used to describe someone who worked with or kept hawks for hunting. An important job as often hawk trainers would supply hawks to the Lord of the manor.
Discover how your Faulkner ancestors earned their living and spread across the country. Find out more about your family history by using the Free Search box.| Bedfordshire | 0 |
| Buckinghamshire | 132 |
| Berkshire | 0 |
| Cambridgeshire | 12 |
| Channel Islands | 8 |
| Cheshire | 415 |
| Cornwall | 4 |
| Cumberland | 9 |
| Derbyshire | 52 |
| Devon | 19 |
| Dorset | 1 |
| Durham | 29 |
| Essex | 51 |
| Gloucestershire | 21 |
| Hampshire | 66 |
| Herefordshire | 25 |
| Hertfordshire | 33 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 24 |
| Isle of Man | 0 |
| Kent | 100 |
| Lancashire | 688 |
| Leicestershire | 67 |
| Lincolnshire | 136 |
| London | 582 |
| Middlesex | 69 |
| Northumberland | 2 |
| Norfolk | 8 |
| Northamptonshire | 379 |
| Nottinghamshire | 14 |
| Oxfordshire | 264 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 24 |
| Shropshire | 72 |
| Suffolk | 9 |
| Somerset | 17 |
| Surrey | 140 |
| Sussex | 112 |
| Staffordshire | 393 |
| Warwickshire | 259 |
| Westmorland | 19 |
| Wiltshire | 9 |
| Worcestershire | 65 |
| Yorkshire | 111 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 0 |
| Cardiganshire | 0 |
| Carnarvonshire | 0 |
| Carmarthenshire | 0 |
| Denbighshire | 5 |
| Flintshire | 3 |
| Glamorgan | 7 |
| Merionethshire | 0 |
| Montgomeryshire | 1 |
| Monmouthshire | 6 |
| Pembrokeshire | 1 |
| Radnorshire | 8 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Scholar | 715 |
| Agricultural Labourer | 214 |
| Labourer | 66 |
| Shoe Maker | 49 |
| Dress Maker | 38 |
| Cotton Weaver | 38 |
| House Servant | 37 |
| Servant | 33 |
| Laundress | 31 |
| House Keeper | 26 |
| Gardener | 25 |
| General Servant | 23 |
| Carter | 21 |
| Farmer's Son | 19 |
| Lace Maker | 17 |
| Charwoman | 17 |
| Brick Maker | 16 |
| Farmers Son | 16 |
| House Maid | 15 |
| Domestic Servant | 15 |
| Tailor | 15 |
| Plaiter | 14 |
| Wife | 14 |
| Farmer | 12 |
| Nail Maker | 12 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| William Faulkner | 3,756 |
| Mary Faulkner | 3,289 |
| John Faulkner | 3,007 |
| Elizabeth Faulkner | 2,133 |
| George Faulkner | 1,944 |
| Thomas Faulkner | 1,917 |
| Sarah Faulkner | 1,863 |
| James Faulkner | 1,602 |
| Ann Faulkner | 1,189 |
| Joseph Faulkner | 1,147 |
| Charles Faulkner | 1,042 |
| Henry Faulkner | 968 |
| Annie Faulkner | 834 |
| Jane Faulkner | 812 |
| Emma Faulkner | 801 |
| Alice Faulkner | 759 |
| Ellen Faulkner | 745 |
| Frederick Faulkner | 705 |
| Eliza Faulkner | 703 |
| Emily Faulkner | 609 |
| Arthur Faulkner | 586 |
| Martha Faulkner | 579 |
| Samuel Faulkner | 566 |
| Alfred Faulkner | 561 |
| Hannah Faulkner | 553 |
| Rank | Surname | Match | Census Frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Faulkner | 100% | 53,479 |
| 2 | Falkner | 88% | 7,275 |
| 3 | Faulkener | 89% | 2,969 |
| 4 | Foulkner | 88% | 780 |
| 5 | Fawkner | 75% | 638 |
| 6 | Folkner | 75% | 275 |
| 7 | Falkiner | 75% | 196 |
| 8 | Fulkner | 88% | 145 |
| 9 | Falkener | 75% | 143 |
| 10 | Faulknor | 88% | 130 |
| 11 | Faulkiner | 89% | 110 |
The surname Faulkner is the most popular version of all its varients