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Fuller


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Origin Of The Surname Fuller

Meaning Of The Surname Fuller

Smooth

Interesting Facts About Fuller

This medieval English surname was given to people as an occupational name for people who worked as cloth dressers. The word fullere actually comes from the Latin word ‘fullo’ which means really smooth. The work of a fuller was to scour and thicken raw cloth by beating it and tramping it in water. This name is most often found in the south of the country which gives evidence to the idea that it was brought over to Britain by the Normans in 1066 who settled mostly in the south.

Fuller Statistics

Fuller is the number 327 ranked surname in the United Kingdom. According to our statistics around 27,759 share the surname Fuller in the UK.

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