Faulkner Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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.

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Faulkner Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Faulkner family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 908
Agricultural Labourer 236
Labourer 111
Domestic Servant 61
Dress Maker 53
General Servant 45
Laundress 33
Shoe Maker 28
Servant 27
Lace Maker 25
Annuitant 24
Farm Labourer 23
Nurse 20
Cotton Weaver 20
Tailor 19
Gardener 18
Grocer 18
Farm Servant 16
House Keeper 16
No Occupation 16
Carpenter 15
Dressmaker 14
General Servant Domestic 14
Seamstress 13
Ag Labourer 13

Faulkner Surname Variants Ranking

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

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