The Fulk surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 4,785 people carried this name — #7,001 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 61,700 people counted. That is up 4% from 4,602 in 2000.

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Where the name comes from

The origin of the Fulk surname

As an English surname, variant of Foulk, itself related to the noun folk.

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

In print

Fulk in American newspapers,
1888–1914.

Newspaper page from Omaha Daily Bee carrying the name Fulk
Omaha Daily Bee 1888-01-29
Newspaper page from Union Labor Bulletin carrying the name Fulk
Union Labor Bulletin 1914-02-07
Newspaper page from Union Labor Bulletin carrying the name Fulk
Union Labor Bulletin 1914-02-21

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 22,603 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Fulk in Australian newspapers,
1850s–1980s.

170 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Fulk. The most, 34, date from the 1920s. 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 Victoria, at 1.4 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

New South Wales 69
Victoria 50
Queensland 25
South Australia 10
Tasmania 6
ACT (Canberra) 4
Western Australia 4
Northern Territory 1

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

In the public record

People named Fulk,
in the records of 4 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 States265 records

265 records of the Fulk name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 190
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 52
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 11
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 4
  • U.S. service members who died in the Vietnam War 4
  • U.S. service members who died in the Korean War 2
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 1
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 1
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Boyd M. Fulk

    Born 1909 in Indiana. Enlisted 1943 at Indianapolis; manager from Owen County. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1980, buried at Lebanon Cemetery, Midland, Indiana.

    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 Dale Steven Fulk

    Born 1946; from Acton, Indiana. U.S. Army, clerk-typist; died in service 1969 in Quang Tri, South Vietnam.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain)
  3. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Auguste Fulk

    Arrived at New Orleans in 1857 aboard the Forest State from Havre, aged 18; farmer. From Baden, Germany.

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

Showing 3 of 265 records for Fulk in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index. 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).

Netherlands7 records

7 records of the Fulk name in the Netherlands
  • Dutch population registers 6
  • Dutch church registers before 1811 1
  1. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Hendrik Fulk

    Married in 1736 in Delft.

    Open Archives, Archief Delft (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A page of the 1910 United States census, Milwaukee
    Example: U.S. census, 1910
    Population register Dina Fulk

    In the population register of Amsterdam; born 1838 in Amstm.

    Open Archives, Stadsarchief Amsterdam (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the 1910 United States census, Milwaukee
    Example: U.S. census, 1910
    Population register Francina Fulk

    In the population register of Geldrop; born 1811 in Delft.

    Open Archives, Regionaal Historisch Centrum Eindhoven (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 7 records for Fulk in the Netherlands.

Counts: Open Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain); U.S. census of 1910, Milwaukee (public domain).

Australia6 records

6 records of the Fulk name in Australia
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 5
  • Victoria wills and probate, deaths to 2001 1
  1. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Jas Fulk

    Sailed from Victoria in 1854 aboard the Governor General I, bound for Sydney, aged 29.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record Caroline E. Fulk

    Of Glen Iris, Victoria; died 1952.

    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 A. H. Fulk

    Sailed from Victoria in 1864 aboard the Great Britain, bound for Liverpool, aged 52.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 6 records for Fulk in Australia.

Counts: 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).

Germany2 records

2 records of the Fulk name in Germany Germany's First World War casualty lists, 1914–1919
  1. A page of the German First World War casualty lists, 18 April 1918
    Example: German casualty list, 1918
    Casualty list Johann Fulk

    From Steinbach, Worbis. Reported wounded in the Prussian casualty list of 19 August 1915 (Grenadier Regiment No. 3).

    Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0)

Showing 1 of 2 records for Fulk in Germany.

Counts: Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Deutsche Verlustlisten, Prussian list 1116, 18 April 1918 (scan via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 3.0).

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