How common is the surname Fultz?

11,342 people in the United States had the surname Fultz in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 27,221 Americans. It ranked 3,187th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Fultz?

Markelle Fultz, American basketball player (born 1998).

Where is the surname Fultz most common?

Wikidata records people named Fultz in the United States.

Is the surname Fultz getting more or less common?

More common. 11,028 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 11,342 in 2010, up 2.8%.

The surname Fultz

A German surname, carried by 11,342 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex F432

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Fultz is more common than 98% of them.

Origin

German origin

Americanized spelling of German Volz.

One of 1,101 German surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 11,342 people named Fultz in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 27,221 Americans. That is up 2.8% since 2000, when the Census counted 11,028.

#3,187

rank among US surnames

11,342

people in 2010

3.9

per 100,000 Americans

+2.8%

change since 2000 (was #3,012)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#3,178	Pepper	11,374	27,145
#3,179	Choate	11,372	27,150
#3,180	Tolentino	11,371	27,152
#3,181	Whelan	11,363	27,171
#3,182	Yan	11,354	27,193
#3,183	McNeely	11,350	27,202
#3,184	Corrales	11,348	27,207

Who is named Fultz

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

85% of people named Fultz identified as white (not Hispanic), 10% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.0% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 85%
Black (not Hispanic) 10%
Two or more races 2.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.5%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.3%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Fultzs

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Markelle Fultz
American basketball player (born 1998)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Fultz

Fultz has the Soundex code F432, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code F432.

Other German surnames

All 1,101 German surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Fultz come from?: Americanized spelling of German Volz.
How common is the surname Fultz?: 11,342 people in the United States had the surname Fultz in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 27,221 Americans. It ranked 3,187th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Fultz?: In the 2010 Census, 85% of people named Fultz identified as white (not Hispanic), and 10% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Fultz?: Markelle Fultz, American basketball player (born 1998).
Where is the surname Fultz most common?: Wikidata records people named Fultz in the United States.
Is the surname Fultz getting more or less common?: More common. 11,028 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 11,342 in 2010, up 2.8%.