The fuller Surname

fuller Name Meaning and History

English: occupational name for a dresser of cloth, Old English fullere (from Latin fullo, with the addition of the English agent suffix). The Middle English successor of this word had also been reinforced by Old French fouleor, foleur, of similar origin. The work of the fuller was to scour and thicken the raw cloth by beating and trampling it in water. This surname is found mostly in southeast England and East Anglia. See also Tucker and Walker.
In a few cases the name may be of German origin with the same form and meaning as 1 (from Latin fullare).
Americanized version of French Fournier.

Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4

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fuller Family Facts

Distribution of fuller Families in the US in 1920

Number of fuller families

882-1761

295-881

1-294

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Sarah Jane Fuller, 90, born, 1918 in Antes Fort," daughter of, John and Mae Jeirles.	KENNELLYMARKA	0
John Fuller St Clair County, Michigan	robnmegfuller1	0
Dexter M Fuller 1846 -	lottsahugs	0
Lambeth, London	sallybillmarshall	0
Gurdon Fuller who married Sarah Hunt	Encanto59	0
FULLER Dora by Bev Martin	t42Hall_GraysonCoTX	0
FULLER infants sons of J F and Dora Fuller 1885 1885 by Bev Martin	t42Hall_GraysonCoTX	0
FULLER Edgar R son of J F and S D Fuller 1852 1885 by Bev Martin	t42Hall_GraysonCoTX	0
fuller	Tocumwalbb	0
Hiram Fuller early 1800's possibly born in NY	mapgaret123	2

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