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Faulkner Family History
Faulkner Genealogy & Family TreeFaulkner is an English name from Angus, Scotland. It comes from the Old French faulconnier and referred to someone with the occupation of a falconer or birdkeeper. The earliest known ancestor--Henry Falkenar--was recorded in 1194. The family motto is Vive ut vivas which means "Live that you may live forever."
Other spellings include "Falknar," "Fauknar," "Fauconer," "Fawlkner," "Falcener," "Fallconer," and "Falconair." Notable people with the surname include Northern Irish Prime Minister Brian Faulkner, American race car driver Walt Faulkner, and American writer William Faulkner (The Sound and the Fury, As I Lay Dying, A Rose for Emily). The first Faulkner to come to America was Edmund Faulkner Ponce in New England in 1645.
Faulkner Birth Records
- Name Birth Date Death Date Location
- Thomas Faulkner -- --, 1926 August 22, 1978 Texas
- Nancy Faulkner -- --, 1836 November 5, 1907
- Sarah Faulkner -- --, 1814 December 0, 1881 Kentucky
- Malinda P. Faulkner -- --, 1817 April 3, 1884 Ohio
- Susannah Faulkner -- --, 1772 April 19, 1840 Massachusetts
Faulkner Death Records
- Name Birth Date Death Date Location
- Catherine Faulkner -- --, 1819 September 14, 1901 Nova Scotia
- John Faulkner -- --, 1844 February 9, 1857
- Frederick James Faulkner -- --, 1862 November 1, 1909
- William Faulkner -- --, 1842 November 27, 1916 Indiana
- John Faulkner -- --, 1836 April 13, 1915 Alabama