The Faulk surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 11,656 people carried this name — #3,084 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 25,300 people counted. That is up 5% from 11,148 in 2000.

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Where the name comes from

The origin of the Faulk surname

As a German surname, Americanized from Falk, Folk, Volk, and similar.

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Faulk» (English), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.

In print

Faulk in American newspapers,
1923–1924.

Newspaper page from Eagle River Review carrying the name Faulk
Eagle River Review 1923-09-20
Newspaper page from Vilas County News carrying the name Faulk
Vilas County News 1923-09-26
Newspaper page from Eagle River Review carrying the name Faulk
Eagle River Review 1924-09-25

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 60,652 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Faulk in Australian newspapers,
1850s–1980s.

2,565 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Faulk. The most, 481, date from the 1930s. New South Wales has the most articles, but weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, the name stands out most in Tasmania, at 1.7 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

New South Wales 823
Queensland 562
Victoria 452
Western Australia 302
Tasmania 249
South Australia 148
ACT (Canberra) 18
Northern Territory 3

Trove, National Library of Australia (trove.nla.gov.au) · articles in its digitised newspapers that name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Faulk.

Who carried it

People named Faulk,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Andrew Jackson Faulk
    Andrew Jackson Faulk 1814–1898 · politician
  • Clarence Faulk 1909–2010 · businessperson
  • Mike Faulk 1953–2014 · judge
  • Abdul Salaam 1953–2024 · American football player

Wikidata (CC0) · portraits via Wikimedia Commons, shown cropped, in the public domain or CC0 · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Faulk,
in the records of 3 countries.

Soldiers, farmers, migrants and neighbours who carried the name and left a trace in public archives. Everyone shown here died long ago or was born more than a century ago.

United States581 records

581 records of the Faulk name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 361
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 113
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 64
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 16
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 13
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 12
  • U.S. service members who died in the Vietnam War 2
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Beverly Faulk

    Born 1925 in South Carolina. Enlisted 1944 at New York City; farm hand from New York County, New York. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1979, buried at Calverton National Cemetery, New York.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record Paul Faulk

    Born 1933; from New York, New York. U.S. Air Force; died in an accident 1969 in Thailand. Buried at Long Island National Cemetery, New York.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  3. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Gertrude Faulk

    Arrived at New York in 1885 aboard the P. Caland from Rotterdam, aged 30; farmer. From Sholhofen, Germany.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)

Showing 3 of 581 records for Faulk in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Vietnam Veterans Memorial, photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden, 2009 (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain).

Australia35 records

35 records of the Faulk name in Australia
  • Queensland State Archives indexes 21
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 11
  • Victoria wills and probate, deaths to 2001 3
  1. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Frederick H. Faulk

    Arrived in Queensland in 1889 aboard the Closeburn, aged 5.

    Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record Ernest W. Faulk

    Market gardener of Tally Ho, Victoria; died 1920.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Robert Faulk

    Arrived in Victoria in 1882 aboard the Potosi, aged 22.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 35 records for Faulk in Australia.

Counts: Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0) · Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain).

Canada1 record

1 record of the Faulk name in Canada Ontario immigration records, 1865–1883
  1. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record John Faulk

    Came to Ontario in 1870 aboard the Medway, landing at Quebec, bound for Hamilton, Ontario; English.

    Archives of Ontario. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Ontario.

Counts: Archives of Ontario. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Ontario. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain).

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