Foulkes

English

Etymology 1

Patronymic form of Foulke.

Proper noun

Foulkes (plural Foulkeses)

1. A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Foulkes is the 27354^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 883 individuals. Foulkes is most common among White (73.27%) and Black/African American (18.23%) individuals.

Etymology 2

Proper noun

Foulkes

1. plural of Foulke

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Foulkes”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 594.