The Faul surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 2,916 people carried this name — #10,914 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 101,000 people counted. That is up 16% from 2,520 in 2000.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 95 people named Faul.
6 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 7 départements, most often Moselle.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Argentina’s national register
At least 56 people named Faul live in Argentina.
RENAPER only publishes a name in a province when more than ten people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Córdoba.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
43 people named Faul live in Switzerland.
They live in 5 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Zurich.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss/en/dataset/nachnamen-der-standigen-wohnbevolkerung-nach-kanton3 · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.
In print
Faul in American newspapers,
1885–1921.
Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 93,320 pages in all carry the name.
Who carried it
People named Faul,
with a public archive behind them.
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Johannes Hermann Alexander Faul d. 1898 · planter
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August Heinrich Faul 1718–1775 · jurist
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Bedřich Faul 1864–1942
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Rudolf Faul 1891–
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Karel Faul 1893–
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Arnošt Faul 1898–1940
Wikidata (CC0).
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Faul.
- Fau 180 · U.S. census
- Faubel 376 · U.S. census
- Faubert 629 · U.S. census
- Faucher 2,562 · U.S. census
- Faucheux 613 · U.S. census
- Faude 131 · U.S. census
- Faulcon 660 · U.S. census
- Faulhaber 1,338 · U.S. census
- Faur 275 · U.S. census
- Faura 151 · U.S. census
- Faure 578 · U.S. census
- Faurie 164 · U.S. census
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