How common is the last name Faulkner?

34,330 people in the United States have the last name Faulkner, about 1 in 8,707. It ranks #998 of 156,621 last names in the 2020 Census.

last name

FAULKNER

#998

of 156,621 last names recorded in the 2020 Census

People
34,330
About
1 in 8,707
This common or more
39.7%
Who bears it

Of the 34,330 people with the last name Faulkner, 76.3% reported their origin as White, 15% as Black and 4.2% as two or more races. These count how people described themselves on the 2020 Census, not where the name comes from.

Either side of Faulkner

#996 Good · 34,414#997 Stanton · 34,407#999 Dudley · 34,312#1,000 Compton · 34,287

Spelled almost the same

5 last names in the 2020 Census spelled within a letter or two of Faulkner, most common first.

#10,732 Falkner · 2,842#21,599 Faulconer · 1,232#62,198 Faulknor · 348#79,808 Falknor · 257#149,446 Faulkender · 110

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