Foulkes
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English
Etymology 1
Patronymic form of Foulke.
Proper noun
Foulkes (plural Foulkeses)
- A surname.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Foulkes is the 27354th 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
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Foulkes”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 594.