Foulger Family Crest & Name History

The name Foulger is closely linked to Folger. Name scholars give the meaning as “A follower or vassal, or a descendant of Folcger”.

A variant of Folger

Foulger is listed among the recognised spellings of Folger. Spellings drifted because names were written down by ear in parish books, tax rolls and passenger lists. You may also find the name written Folgers.

Surname statistics

In the 2010 US Census, 435 Americans gave Foulger as their last name (rank 48,530).

Heraldry and the Foulger name

Arms linked to Folger and its spellings were granted to individual families; our heraldry team traces which line they belonged to.

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