Faulks Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Faulks Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Faulks family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 48
Agricultural Labourer 7
Living On Own Means 5
General Labourer 4
Shoe Finisher 4
Domestic 3
Dress Maker 3
Miller 3
General Servant Domestic 3
General Servant 3
Shoe Machinist 3
Shoe Maker 3
Brick Layer 2
Domestic Servant 2
Farmer 2
Living On Her Own Means 2
Carpenter 2
Boot & Shoe Finisher 2
Hosier Hand 2
Living On His Own Means 2
Iron Moulder 2
Coal Miner 2
Potters Gilder 2
Stone Miner 2
Hawker 2

Faulks Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Foulkes 71% 16,342
2 Fawkes 50% 4,890
3 Foulks 83% 3,075
4 Folkes 50% 2,987
5 Faulks 100% 2,666
6 Faux 50% 2,528
7 Faulkes 86% 2,296
8 Folks 67% 1,015
9 Flooks 50% 794
10 Flukes 43% 317
11 Falkus 67% 276
12 Fulks 83% 254
13 Fulkes 67% 176
14 Fawks 67% 147
15 Felks 67% 131

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The surname Faulks is the 5th most popular variant of Foulkes.

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