The Fulk Name: Records, Origin and Blazon

The Fulk last name has English roots. The usual explanation, from Elsdon Smith, is “descendant of Fulk (people)”.

• It is a patronymic: it named a person after a father or forebear.
• Names that sound alike, such as Falk and Folk, are easily confused in old records.
• The Census Bureau's 2010 surname file lists Fulk with 4,785 bearers, at rank 7,001.
• Smith also lists Fawke and Fawkes.

Arms associated with the name

Coats of arms were borne by individual families. If arms are recorded under the Fulk name, our researchers explain whose they were and how they were blazoned. Get the complete Fulk report, with a museum-style coat of arms.