Foulkes Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Foulkes Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Foulkes family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 513
General Servant 35
General Labourer 31
Domestic Servant 29
Dress Maker 29
Agricultural Labourer 29
Coal Miner 28
Labourer 23
Joiner 21
House Keeper 17
General Servant Domestic 17
Laundress 15
Quarryman 15
Annuitant 12
No Occupation 12
Farm Labourer 10
Charwoman 9
Collier 9
Farmers Wife 9
Cotton Weaver 8
General Domestic Servant 8
Grocer 8
Tailor 8
Farm Servant Indoor 8
Bricklayer 7

Foulkes Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Foulkes 100% 16,342
2 Foulks 86% 3,075
3 Folkes 86% 2,987
4 Faulks 71% 2,666
5 Faulkes 86% 2,296
6 Folks 71% 1,015
7 Flooks 43% 794
8 Flukes 57% 317
9 Falkus 57% 276
10 Fulks 71% 254
11 Fowlkes 86% 179
12 Fulkes 86% 176
13 Ffoulkes 88% 134
14 Felks 57% 131

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The surname Foulkes is the most popular version of all its varients

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