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
School 375
Coal Miner Hewer 42
Labourer 33
Farmer 29
General Servant (domestic) 26
Farm Labourer 23
General Labourer 18
At Home 18
None 17
At School 17
Dressmaker 17
Coal Miner (hewer) 16
Domestic Servant 14
Charwoman 13
Assisting In The Business 12
Assisting In Business 12
Clerk 12
Joiner 12
Housekeeper 12
Private Means 11
House Painter 10
Carter 10
Waggoner On Farm 9
Collier Hewer 9
Dock Labourer 9

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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