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
General Labourer 223
Living On Own Means 176
General Servant Domestic 128
Dress Maker 117
Scholar 114
Agricultural Labourer 102
Cook Domestic 92
Ordinary Agricultural Labourer 72
Carpenter 71
Housemaid Domestic 70
Domestic Servant 67
Farmer 56
Laundress Wash 52
Gardener Domestic 45
Charwoman 41
Dressmaker 37
Bricklayer Labourer 36
School 35
Laundress 34
House Maid Domestic 33
Carman 32
House Painter 32
Servant Domestic 32
Butcher 31
House Keeper Domestic 30

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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