Surnames

UK surnames beginning with F

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#	Surname	1881 count	Modern count
1	Foster	40,056	56,729
2	Fisher	34,989	48,097
3	Fletcher	34,136	43,899
4	Fox	26,486	41,469
5	Ford	29,131	40,719
6	Francis	17,798	33,310
7	Fraser	26,732	32,297
8	Ferguson	21,268	32,293
9	Freeman	19,062	26,610
10	Frost	16,800	21,747
11	Fowler	17,006	21,001
12	Fleming	12,501	20,391
13	French	14,624	20,031
14	Field	14,896	18,107
15	Fuller	12,091	17,024
16	Farrell	5,660	16,671
17	Flynn	5,709	16,102
18	Franklin	9,941	14,379
19	Finch	9,950	13,924
20	Forbes	10,051	13,701
21	Farmer	9,365	13,424
22	Faulkner	8,124	13,228
23	Fitzgerald	5,205	12,785
24	Forster	9,799	12,179
25	Fitzpatrick	4,393	11,969
26	Fry	9,452	11,815
27	Forrest	7,756	11,007
28	Firth	9,950	10,098
29	Findlay	6,210	9,793
30	Foley	3,760	9,462
31	Forsyth	6,415	8,821
32	Fenton	5,969	8,630
33	Fernandes	45	8,561
34	Flanagan	2,341	8,111
35	Fawcett	5,778	7,551
36	Farrow	5,625	7,219
37	Forrester	4,035	6,965
38	Fielding	6,661	6,926
39	Fellows	4,059	6,678
40	Flint	5,373	6,619
41	Fryer	5,548	6,479
42	Finn	2,719	6,301
43	Farr	4,455	5,922
44	Franks	3,734	5,891
45	Fish	5,580	5,794
46	Foreman	3,919	5,696
47	Farley	3,748	5,677
48	Fenwick	3,921	5,504
49	France	4,551	5,427
50	Ferris	2,949	5,219
51	Fulton	3,796	5,211
52	Falconer	3,590	5,195
53	Finlay	3,094	5,153
54	Finney	2,599	4,689
55	Fell	4,150	4,504
56	Fairclough	3,119	4,446
57	Flood	2,619	4,267
58	Friend	3,382	4,247
59	Fagan	1,419	4,180
60	Fairhurst	2,450	4,180
61	Fallon	1,102	4,114
62	Farrington	2,567	4,027
63	Foy	2,061	3,927
64	Featherstone	2,697	3,798
65	Floyd	2,844	3,792
66	Farrar	3,992	3,782
67	Farooq	0	3,730
68	Fearn	2,240	3,706
69	Flower	2,918	3,683
70	Feeney	1,019	3,572
71	Frith	2,991	3,533
72	Flaherty	909	3,529
73	Foulkes	2,811	3,509
74	Finlayson	3,467	3,466
75	Fernandez	115	3,454
76	Fenn	3,035	3,438
77	Ferreira	10	3,414
78	Fordham	2,398	3,302
79	Fyfe	2,758	3,284
80	Farquhar	2,334	3,276
81	Felton	2,067	3,260
82	Flowers	2,430	3,215
83	Forshaw	2,010	3,212
84	Forde	235	3,205
85	Flack	2,102	3,193
86	Fountain	2,054	3,181
87	Frampton	2,315	3,155
88	Frame	1,935	3,131
89	Fitzsimmons	707	3,108
90	Furness	2,385	2,999
91	Fairbairn	2,234	2,992
92	Frew	1,517	2,881
93	Fennell	1,392	2,853
94	Fairweather	2,321	2,760
95	Finnigan	1,175	2,707
96	Fearon	745	2,673
97	Furlong	1,037	2,652
98	Fay	1,110	2,639
99	Fitton	3,373	2,599
100	Frazer	2,316	2,555