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 1,837
Agricultural Labourer 395
General Labourer 208
Domestic Servant 108
Dress Maker 102
Farm Labourer 89
Living On Own Means 87
Laundress 81
Labourer 80
General Servant Domestic 69
General Servant 68
Living On Her Own Means 68
Carpenter 61
Gardener 58
Farmer 57
General Domestic Servant 37
House Keeper 34
Clerk 34
Charwoman 32
Painter 32
Butcher 30
Baker 29
Cook Domestic Servant 26
Blacksmith 26
Carman 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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