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
General Labourer 111
Living On Own Means 88
General Servant Domestic 84
Farmer 55
Agricultural Labourer 55
Scholar 54
Dress Maker 52
Domestic Servant 44
Housemaid Domestic 32
Ordinary Agricultural Labourer 32
House Maid Domestic 28
Carpenter 27
Cook Domestic 27
Bricklayer 26
Gardener Domestic 26
Charwoman 25
Servant Domestic 25
House Keeper Domestic 25
Brick Layer 24
Dressmaker 23
Laundress Wash 21
School 19
Cotton Weaver 18
House Painter 18
Carman 17

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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