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

Fullwood, 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 Fullwood surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Fullwood in America

Fullwood is the 14724th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Fullwood surname appeared 2,018 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 people would have the surname Fullwood.

We can also compare 2010 data for Fullwood 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 Fullwood

The surname Fullwood has its origins in England, tracing back to the Middle Ages. It is derived from a combination of the Old English words "full" and "wudu," meaning "full" and "wood," respectively. This likely referred to someone who lived in a dense or full wood or forest.

The earliest recorded instances of the Fullwood surname can be found in historical documents dating back to the 13th century. One notable reference is in the Hundredorum Rolls of Lincolnshire from 1273, which mentions a Robert de Fulwode. This suggests that the name was well-established in certain regions of England by that time.

The Fullwood name appears in several medieval manuscripts and records, indicating its presence in various parts of the country. For instance, the Pipe Rolls of Yorkshire from 1301 list a John de Fulwode, while the Subsidy Rolls of Worcestershire from 1327 mention a William Fulwode.

Over the centuries, the name has seen various spellings, such as Fulwode, Fullwode, and Fulwood, reflecting the evolution of language and regional variations. Some of these older spellings were likely influenced by the names of places where families bearing the surname resided, such as the village of Fulwood in Lancashire or Fullwood in Yorkshire.

Notable individuals who bore the Fullwood surname include John Fullwood (c. 1555-1612), an English playwright and poet during the Elizabethan era. Another prominent figure was Sir Francis Fullwood (1604-1693), an English lawyer and politician who served as a Member of Parliament and Chief Justice of North Wales.

In the 18th century, Reverend Samuel Fullwood (1718-1794) was an English clergyman and author, known for his work "The Soul's Portraiture Drawn in Christ's Excellent Sermon on the Mount" published in 1765. William Fullwood (1792-1871), on the other hand, was a prominent English architect responsible for designing several notable buildings in Liverpool and Manchester during the Victorian era.

Another notable figure was Edmund Fullwood (1809-1883), a British army officer who served in the Crimean War and was awarded the Crimea Medal for his service. His contemporaries included Henry Fullwood (1810-1891), an English landscape painter who exhibited his works at the Royal Academy and other prestigious institutions of the time.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Fullwood

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

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 Fullwood 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 Fullwood 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 Fullwood was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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