Fuller Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

Fuller Name Meaning: A medieval name for a cloth dresser, taken from the Latin 'fullo' meaninf 'to smooth'.

A name of Latin origin used to describe someone who was a dresser of cloth.

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Fuller Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Fuller family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 2,295
Agricultural Labourer 520
General Labourer 148
Dress Maker 139
Laundress 121
Domestic Servant 117
Labourer 112
General Servant 104
Farm Labourer 69
Annuitant 60
Carpenter 52
General Servant Domestic 47
Gardener 46
Charwoman 44
House Keeper 41
Carman 40
Painter 37
Butcher 31
General Domestic Servant 29
Bricklayer 27
Cook Domestic Servant 27
No Occupation 27
Servant 27
Farmers Son 26
Cook 24

Fuller Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Fuller 100% 85,324
2 Faller 83% 3,288
3 Filler 83% 2,947
4 Feller 83% 371
5 Fullar 83% 285
6 Fuler 83% 193
7 Foller 83% 157

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

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