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

Fulop, 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 Fulop surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Fulop in America

Fulop is the 26772nd most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Fulop surname appeared 909 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 Fulop.

We can also compare 2010 data for Fulop 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 Fulop

The surname "FULOP" originates from Hungary and can be traced back to the Middle Ages. It is derived from the Hungarian name "Fülöp," which is a variant of the name "Philip." The name Philip itself has Greek roots, meaning "lover of horses."

In Hungary, the name Fulop first appeared in written records during the 13th century. One of the earliest known bearers of the name was Fulop Szekely, a Hungarian nobleman who lived in the late 13th century and served as a military commander under King Ladislaus IV.

The Fulop surname was particularly prevalent in the regions of Transylvania and the Székely Land, which were inhabited by ethnic Hungarians. It is believed that the name may have originated from the town of Philipeni (formerly known as Fülöpfalva) in present-day Romania, which was historically part of the Hungarian Kingdom.

One notable historical reference to the Fulop surname can be found in the "Codex Cumanicus," a 13th-century linguistic and cultural record that includes a list of Hungarian nobles, among which the name Fulop is mentioned.

In the 15th century, a Hungarian soldier named Fulop Hunyadi gained fame for his military exploits during the Ottoman wars. He was a member of the renowned Hunyadi family and fought alongside János Hunyadi, the renowned military leader and regent of Hungary.

Another prominent figure bearing the Fulop surname was Fulop Deák (1803-1876), a Hungarian statesman and the principal leader of the liberal movement in Hungary during the 19th century. He played a crucial role in negotiating the Austro-Hungarian Compromise of 1867, which established the dual monarchy of Austria-Hungary.

Other notable individuals with the Fulop surname include Fulop Lendvay (1785-1858), a Hungarian actor and playwright who was considered one of the founders of the Hungarian National Theater, and Fulop Ö. Veszprémi (1902-1971), a Hungarian-American mathematician and professor at the University of Notre Dame.

The surname Fulop has also been found in various spelling variations throughout history, such as Fülöp, Filep, and Filippi, reflecting the influence of different linguistic and cultural backgrounds in the regions where it was present.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Fulop

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

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

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