Find out how popular the last name Fulda is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Fulda.

Fulda, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Fulda surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Fulda in America

Fulda is the 88685th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Fulda surname appeared 209 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname Fulda.

We can also compare 2010 data for Fulda to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Fulda

The surname Fulda originates from Germany, specifically the region of Hesse. It is derived from the placename Fulda, a town in the Rhine-Main area of central Germany. The name Fulda itself is believed to come from the Old German word 'fulda', meaning 'marshy ground' or 'muddy place'.

Fulda was an important monastic town in the Middle Ages, with the Benedictine Fulda Monastery being founded in 744 AD by St. Boniface. This monastery played a significant role in the spread of Christianity in the region, and the town's name would have become more widely known as a result. It is likely that the surname Fulda originated among individuals who lived in or near the town of Fulda during this period.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the surname Fulda is found in the Codex Traditionum Fuldensium, a cartulary of the Fulda Monastery dating back to the 9th century. This document contains references to individuals with the surname Fulda, indicating that the name was already in use by this time.

In the 16th century, a notable figure with the surname Fulda was Joachim Fulda (1525-1594), a German theologian and reformer who played a role in the Protestant Reformation. He was born in the town of Fulda and later became a professor at the University of Heidelberg.

Another individual of note was Johann Fulda (1631-1698), a German composer and organist who served as Kapellmeister at the court of Hesse-Kassel. His compositions included sacred works and instrumental pieces.

During the 18th century, Johann Friedrich Fulda (1738-1806) was a German jurist and author who served as a judge in Kassel. He wrote several works on legal and historical topics.

In the 19th century, Ludwig Fulda (1862-1939) was a German playwright and novelist. Some of his most well-known works include the comedies "Der Talisman" and "Die Zwillingsschwester".

Finally, in the early 20th century, Carl Fulda (1892-1975) was a German-American engineer and inventor. He is credited with developing the first successful high-speed camera, which was used in scientific and industrial applications.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Fulda

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Fulda.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Fulda was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Fulda has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Fulda was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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