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Origin Of The Surname Faulkner
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Meaning Of The Surname Faulkner
Trainer of hawks
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Interesting
Facts About
Faulkner
This surname was most commonly given to people on an occupational basis for those who kept and trained hawks for a living. The name comes from the Old French ‘faulconnier’ which means one who hunts with falcons or who practices hawking as a sport. A hawk trainer was a very respected job in the medieval times as it was their job to supply the hunting hawks to their Lords. |
Faulkner Statistics
Faulkner is the number 453 ranked surname in the United Kingdom.
According to our statistics around 21,289 share the surname Faulkner in the UK.
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