Fulks

Fulks is a surname of English origin, derived from the medieval given name Fulk (also spelled Fulke), itself from a Germanic personal name often associated with the elements meaning “wolf” or “folk.” The surname Fulks most likely arose as a patronymic form, indicating “son of Fulke,” and later became a hereditary family name. Variants include Fulk, Fulke, Fulkes, and Folkes.

In the English-speaking world, Fulks is found primarily in the United Kingdom and the United States, with occurrences in Ireland and Canada reflecting common patterns of migration and settlement. The distribution of the name has been shaped by historical movement from Britain to North America and other regions.

Geographically, the name also appears in place names that reflect early settlement by people bearing the Fulks surname. For example, Fulks Run, Virginia, is a small unincorporated community in Rockingham County, United States, that carries the Fulks name and illustrates how family names became toponyms in rural America.

See also references include related given names and surnames such as Fulk, Fulke, Fulkes, and Folkes, which share an etymological lineage with Fulks.

Notes: The exact meaning of the root name Fulk is a matter of linguistic interpretation, but Fulks as a modern surname represents a hereditary designation linked to an ancestral given name.