Folkner Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Folkner Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Folkner family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 10
Iron Factory Puddler 3
Coal Miner 3
Labourer 2
Clerk 2
Railway Engine Cleaner 2
Laundress 2
Domestic Servant 2
General Servant 2
Iron Factory Labourer 1
Coalminer 1
Government School Elementary 1
Solicitor's Clerk 1
Cotton Sales Man 1
Living On Own Means 1
Railway Labourer 1
Frame Work Kniffer 1
Decorator 1
Dress Maker 1
Labourer Soap & Candle Work 1
Pensioner 1
Sexton 1
Deputy Coal Miner 1
Brass Caster 1
Errand Boy 1

Folkner Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Faulkner 75% 53,479
2 Falkner 86% 7,275
3 Faulkener 67% 2,969
4 Foulkner 88% 780
5 Folkner 100% 275
6 Falkiner 75% 196
7 Fulkner 86% 145
8 Falkener 75% 143
9 Faulknor 63% 130
10 Faulkiner 67% 110

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The surname Folkner is the 5th most popular variant of Faulkner.

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