Explore the Family Name Fowlkes

The meaning of Fowlkes

English: variant of Foulks.

Dictionary of American Family Names, 2nd edition, © Oxford University Press, 2022.

How common is the last name Fowlkes in the United States?

The surname Fowlkes experienced a slight change in popularity between the years 2000 and 2010, according to data from the Decennial U.S. Census. In 2000, Fowlkes was ranked 7,098th among all surnames in the United States, with 4,343 individuals bearing the name. By 2010, the rank had only slightly decreased to 7,135th, despite the count increasing to 4,686 individuals – a growth of 7.9 percent. The proportion of individuals with the surname Fowlkes per 100,000 fell marginally by 1.24 percent over that same period.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#7,098	#7,135	-0.52%
Count	4,343	4,686	7.9%
Proportion per 100k	1.61	1.59	-1.24%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Fowlkes

In terms of ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census data showed significant shifts within the Fowlkes population. While those identifying as Black remained the majority at 52.65 percent (a slight decrease from 53.24 percent in 2000), there were noteworthy increases in other ethnic identities. Individuals who identified as Asian/Pacific Islander increased from 0.18 percent in 2000 to 0.32 percent in 2010, marking a 77.78 percent change. Similarly, individuals reporting two or more races rose from 1.77 percent to 2.97 percent - an increase of 67.80 percent. Though the White population dropped slightly from 42.78 percent to 41.55 percent, the Hispanic group saw a 24.84 percent increase, while the American Indian and Alaskan Native group also saw a rise of 24.39 percent.

	2000	2010	Change
Black	53.24%	52.65%	-1.11%
White	42.78%	41.55%	-2.88%
Two or More Races	1.77%	2.97%	67.8%
Hispanic	1.61%	2.01%	24.84%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0.41%	0.51%	24.39%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.18%	0.32%	77.78%