The Fulkerson surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 6,391 people carried this name — #5,444 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 46,100 people counted. That is up 4% from 6,121 in 2000.

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In print

Fulkerson in American newspapers,
1903–1914.

Newspaper page from Las Vegas Daily Optic carrying the name Fulkerson
Las Vegas Daily Optic 1903-07-15
Newspaper page from Northern Wyoming Herald And Garland Irrigation Era carrying the name Fulkerson
Northern Wyoming Herald And Garland Irrigation Era 1914-08-21
Newspaper page from The Spokane Press carrying the name Fulkerson
The Spokane Press 1903-10-12

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 28,300 pages in all carry the name.

Who carried it

People named Fulkerson,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Abram Fulkerson
    Abram Fulkerson 1834–1902 · lawyer
  • Peter Fulkerson 1764–1847
  • Isaac Fulkerson 1776–1836
  • Frederick De Bow Fulkerson 1779–1840
  • Abram Fulkerson 1789–1859
  • Frederick De Bow Fulkerson 1809–1868

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 Fulkerson,
in the records of 2 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 States374 records

374 records of the Fulkerson name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 227
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 79
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 35
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 24
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 5
  • U.S. service members who died in the Vietnam War 2
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 1
  • U.S. service members who died in the Korean War 1
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Richard R. Fulkerson

    Born 1923 in Wyoming. Enlisted 1943 at Denver, Colorado; farm hand from Grand County, Colorado. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1991, buried at Fort Logan National Cemetery, Colorado.

    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 Robert Alan Fulkerson

    Born 1948; from Hammond, Indiana. U.S. Army, infantryman; killed in action 1969 in Binh Duong, South Vietnam.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain)
  3. A U.S. Army record of death and interment, Camp Nelson, Kentucky, 1864
    Example: U.S. burial record, 1864
    Burial record Arthur F. Fulkerson

    U.S. Army veteran of World War I. Born 1889, died 1966; buried at Santa Fe National Cemetery, New Mexico.

    U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)

Showing 3 of 374 records for Fulkerson 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, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted). 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); Record of death and interment, Camp Nelson, Kentucky, 1864, U.S. National Archives (public domain).

Canada2 records

2 records of the Fulkerson name in Canada
  • Canadian Virtual War Memorial 1
  • Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver 1
  1. A Canadian First World War grave register card for a soldier who died of wounds in 1917
    Example: Canadian war grave register, 1917
    War record Frederick Fulkerson

    Died in service in 1916.

    Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada.

Showing 1 of 2 records for Fulkerson in Canada.

Counts: Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada. · City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Canadian First World War circumstances-of-death register (scan by Scottgraham87 via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0).

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