Fulkerson is used as a family name or surname in Ireland, Scotland. It is 9 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Fulkerson
No. of characters: 9
Origin: Ireland, Scotland
Meaning:

The form of Farquharson. The son of Farquhar. Shaw Fercharson was chief of the Macphersons in 1450. He was the great-grandson of Ferchar, from whom he derived his surname.

The son of Fulker meaning "people, guard," or Fulk meaning "peole".

The variant form of Farquharson. The son of Farquhar meaning "friendly".

How popular is Fulkerson?

Fulkerson is common in United States, Canada.

Fulkerson is ranked 60097 on our list.

Despite the fact that the number of Fulkerson bearers increased by 4.41 per cent in 2010 US census to 6391 since 2000, the surname slipped by 206 spots and ranked at 5444. The last name was found in around 2 per hundred thousand population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 94.55 95.95
Hispanic or Latino 2.17 1.32
Others 1.55 1.37
Black 0.75 0.51
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.55 0.52
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 0.42 0.33
Fulkerson is quite popular last name mostly concentrated in United States which signifies that it is originated from United States. Around 8389 people have been found who wears Fulkerson as their family name. Fulkerson is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with thousands of Fulkerson:
5,395 United States8,231
Countries with hundreds of Fulkerson:
26,641 Canada129
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 6 - 10:
81,846 Netherlands10

Fulkerson Namesakes

  • James Fulkerson, American composer, now living
  • Frank B. Fulkerson, U.S. Representative from Missouri
  • D. R. Fulkerson, American mathematician
  • Abram Fulkerson, Confederate officer during the American Civil War

Fulkerson Namesakes

  • James Fulkerson, American composer, now living
  • Frank B. Fulkerson, U.S. Representative from Missouri
  • D. R. Fulkerson, American mathematician
  • Abram Fulkerson, Confederate officer during the American Civil War

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