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Fooks Family History

Fooks Surname Meaning

English: variant of Foulks.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022


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Where is the Fooks family from?

You can see how Fooks families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Fooks family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Fooks families were found in United Kingdom in 1891. In 1840 there were 16 Fooks families living in Maryland. This was about 67% of all the recorded Fooks's in USA. Maryland had the highest population of Fooks families in 1840.
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What did your Fooks ancestors do for a living?

In 1940, Farmer and Housework were the top reported jobs for men and women in the USA named Fooks. 28% of Fooks men worked as a Farmer and 22% of Fooks women worked as a Housework. Some less common occupations for Americans named Fooks were Farm Hand and Stenographer.

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*We display top occupations by gender to maintain their historical accuracy during times when men and women often performed different jobs.

Top Male Occupations In 1940

  • Farmer
    28%
  • Laborer
    26%
  • Salesman
    10%
  • Farm Hand
    9%

Top Female Occupations In 1940

  • Housework
    22%
  • Housekeeper
    18%
  • Housewife
    14%
  • Stenographer
    14%

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Census Records

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Passenger Lists

There are 1,000 immigration records available for the last name Fooks. Passenger lists are your ticket to knowing when your ancestors arrived in the USA, and how they made the journey - from the ship name to ports of arrival and departure.

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There are 1,000 military records available for the last name Fooks. For the veterans among your Fooks ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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