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

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Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Faulkner Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Faulkner family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 1,652
Agricultural Labourer 221
General Labourer 97
Domestic Servant 85
Dress Maker 80
Labourer 62
Laundress 61
General Servant 54
Farm Labourer 51
Annuitant 47
Coal Miner 42
General Servant Domestic 36
House Keeper 33
Charwoman 30
Shoe Maker 27
Carpenter 26
Lace Maker 25
Cotton Weaver 24
Gardener 19
Painter 19
Tailor 19
Carman 18
No Occupation 18
Servant 18
Labourer Wife 18

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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