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
School 1,587
Farm Labourer 258
Private Means 156
General Labourer 135
General Servant (domestic) 106
None 89
Labourer 85
Dressmaker 84
Farmer 60
At School 60
Gardener Domestic 57
Domestic Servant 56
Carpenter 53
House Painter 49
Carman 49
Cook (domestic) 48
Laundress 48
Nil 48
At Home 46
Shop Assistant 46
Scholar 45
Clerk 44
Labourer On Farm 44
Housemaid (domestic) 43
General Servant Domestic 40

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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