How common is the surname Fulcher?

6,745 people in the United States had the surname Fulcher in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 45,774 Americans. It ranked 5,182nd of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Fulcher?

Russ Fulcher, American politician (born 1962), followed by Rich Fulcher.

Where is the surname Fulcher most common?

Wikidata records people named Fulcher in the United States.

Is the surname Fulcher getting more or less common?

More common. 6,521 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 6,745 in 2010, up 3.4%.

Is Fulcher also a first name?

Yes. Fulcher is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.

The surname Fulcher

A patronymic surname, carried by 6,745 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex F426

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Fulcher is more common than 96.8% of them.

Origin

From a medieval English given name of Germanic origin, cognate to modern German Volker.

Fulcher is a patronymic surname: formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 6,745 people named Fulcher in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 45,774 Americans. That is up 3.4% since 2000, when the Census counted 6,521.

#5,182

rank among US surnames

6,745

people in 2010

2.3

per 100,000 Americans

+3.4%

change since 2000 (was #4,945)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#5,177	Dumont	6,748	45,754
#5,178	Rath	6,747	45,760
#5,179	Kidder	6,746	45,767
#5,182	Fulcher	6,745	45,774

Who is named Fulcher

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

82% of people named Fulcher identified as white (not Hispanic), 14% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 82%
Black (not Hispanic) 14%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.0%
Two or more races 1.7%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.3%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Fulchers

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Russ Fulcher
American politician (born 1962)
Rich Fulcher
American comedian and writer, born 1968

Spellings and sound-alikes

Useful when a record has your ancestor under another spelling

Variant spellings

Folker
Fullagar

Surnames that sound like Fulcher

Fulcher has the Soundex code F426, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code F426.

Questions

Where does the surname Fulcher come from?: From a medieval English given name of Germanic origin, cognate to modern German Volker.
How common is the surname Fulcher?: 6,745 people in the United States had the surname Fulcher in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 45,774 Americans. It ranked 5,182nd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Fulcher?: In the 2010 Census, 82% of people named Fulcher identified as white (not Hispanic), and 14% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Fulcher?: Russ Fulcher, American politician (born 1962), followed by Rich Fulcher.
Where is the surname Fulcher most common?: Wikidata records people named Fulcher in the United States.
What type of surname is Fulcher?: Fulcher is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
Is the surname Fulcher getting more or less common?: More common. 6,521 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 6,745 in 2010, up 3.4%.
What are other spellings of Fulcher?: Folker and Fullagar.
Is Fulcher also a first name?: Yes. Fulcher is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.