# Faulkner (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/faulkner/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname originating as an occupation.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | occupational, named after the work an ancestor did |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 36,466 |
| US rank (2010) | 952 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 8,467 people |
| Change since 2000 | +3.0% (35,389 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /ˈfɔ(l)k.nɚ/, 2 syllables |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

A variant of the Scottish surname Falconer.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Faulkner in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 79% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 15% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.3% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.5% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.6% |
| Two or more races | 1.8% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Faulkner in the United States, Australia, the United Kingdom and Russia.

## People named Faulkner

- William Faulkner, American writer (1897-1962)
- Kristen Faulkner, American cyclist
- James Faulkner, Australian cricketer
- Edward Faulkner, American actor
- Judith R. Faulkner, American computer scientist and business executive
- Neil Faulkner, British archaeologist (1958–2022)
- Jamierra Faulkner, American basketball player
- Charles James Faulkner, American politician (1847-1929)
- John Faulkner, Australian politician
- Graham Faulkner, British actor
- Kay Swift, American composer of popular and classical music (1897–1993)

## Similar surnames

Falconer, Falkner, Faulconer, Falcone, Falzone, Faulkenberry, Falkenberg, Feliciano, Falcon, Folsom, Flickinger, Fleischman.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.