Faul Surname: Origin, Meaning & Coat of Arms

Heraldry follows families, not surnames. A Faul coat of arms, where one exists, belonged to a specific line.

Surname statistics

Wikidata records Faul as a German family name. Begin with the numbers and the Faul surname comes into focus.

Spelling in old records was loose, so search for Faul under several forms. Where a surname's origin is uncertain, as with Faul, the best clues come from your own ancestors' parish and civil records. The 2010 US Census counted 2,916 people named Faul, ranking it number 10,914 among American surnames. From 1891 to 2000, 267 births in France were registered under Faul.

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