Fulwood

English

Etymology

From Middle English Fulewde, from Old English fūl (“dirty, foul”), definite form fūla + wudu (“wood”), 'the dirty wood'. The first element could possibly otherwise come from fugol (“bird, fowl”), thus 'wood where fowling takes place'.

Proper noun

Fulwood (countable and uncountable, plural Fulwoods)

1. A habitational surname.
2. A town in the north of the City of Preston, Lancashire, England (OS grid ref SD5332).
3. An outer suburb in the City of Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SK3085).

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Fulwood is the 28552^nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 835 individuals. Fulwood is most common among Black/African American (57.37%) and White (38.44%) individuals.

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