Foulkes is used as a family name or surname in Wales. It is 7 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Foulkes
No. of characters: 7
Origin: Wales
Meaning:

The family name Foulkes is variation of Foulke. Descendant of Foulk or Fulk meaning "people".

Descendant of Foulk or Fulk meaning "people."

The personal name, Fulco or Fulke, through the French Foulques.

How popular is Foulkes?

Foulkes is common in England, United States, Wales, Australia, Canada, New Zealand, Bahamas, Argentina, South Africa.

Foulkes is ranked 59114 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Foulkess grew by 6.51 per cent to 883 since 2000 and ranked 27354 after elevating 32 spots. The last name was found in around 3 per million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 73.27 77.32
Black 18.23 17.37
Hispanic or Latino 4.87 1.57
American Indian and Alaska Native 1.59 1.21
Others 1.13 1.33
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 0.91 1.21
Foulkes is quite popular family name mostly used in England while Bahamas is ahead in terms of density. Around 8542 people have been found who wears Foulkes as their family name. Foulkes is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with thousands of Foulkes:
2,176 England3,784
25,292 United States1,347
296 Wales1,147
Countries with hundreds of Foulkes:
4,099 Australia878
12,141 Canada323
3,959 New Zealand200
344 Bahamas160
22,842 Argentina150
41,014 South Africa107
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
4,778 Scotland93
2,300 Jamaica91
120,603 France59
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
2,103 Costa Rica33
29,601 Mexico24
183,652 Germany17
65,296 Spain15
73,966 Belgium12
27,512 United Arab Emirates11
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 6 - 10:
5,818 Guyana10
113,457 Italy9
10,839 Northern Ireland8
150,293 Malaysia7
440,995 Brazil7
69,697 Switzerland7
553,295 Thailand6
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Foulkes Namesakes

  • George Ernest Foulkes, United States Representative from Michigan
  • William Foulkes, seventeenth-century Welsh cleric and writer
  • Evan Foulkes, politician in the United Kingdom
  • Henry Foulkes, of North Wales was Principal of Jesus College
  • Llyn Foulkes, American artist living and working in Los Angeles
  • Reg Foulkes, footballer and a member of the Norwich City F.C. Hall of Fame
  • Bill Foulkes, English footballer
  • S. H. Foulkes, German-British psychiatrist and psychoanalyst

Foulkes Namesakes

  • George Ernest Foulkes, United States Representative from Michigan
  • William Foulkes, seventeenth-century Welsh cleric and writer
  • Evan Foulkes, politician in the United Kingdom
  • Henry Foulkes, of North Wales was Principal of Jesus College
  • Llyn Foulkes, American artist living and working in Los Angeles
  • Reg Foulkes, footballer and a member of the Norwich City F.C. Hall of Fame
  • Bill Foulkes, English footballer
  • S. H. Foulkes, German-British psychiatrist and psychoanalyst

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