| ![Show Contents]() Volker History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
Etymology of VolkerWhat does the name Volker mean? The ancestors of the Volker family arrived in England following the Norman Conquest of 1066. The name Volker came from the Germanic personal name Fulcher. It is composed of the elements folk, which means people, and hari, which means army. Early Origins of the Volker familyThe surname Volker was first found in Lincolnshire and Derbyshire where they were granted lands about the time of William the Conqueror. Historically, the Fulchers were known as the Champions of Burgundy and records were found of the name spelt Fulchere in Normandy (1180-1195). 1 The name could have also been derived from the Ango-Saxon word "folgere", in other words a follower, an attendant, a free-man who did not have a house of his own. 2 Early History of the Volker familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Volker research. Another 168 words (12 lines of text) covering the years 1170, 1272, 1273, 1284, 1307, 1379, 1617, 1690, 1737, 1795, 1803, 1830, 1855 and 1893 are included under the topic Early Volker History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Volker Spelling VariationsMultitudes of spelling variations are a hallmark of Anglo Norman names. Most of these names evolved in the 11th and 12th century, in the time after the Normans introduced their own Norman French language into a country where Old and Middle English had no spelling rules and the languages of the court were French and Latin. To make matters worse, medieval scribes spelled words according to sound, so names frequently appeared differently in the various documents in which they were recorded. The name was spelled Fulcher, Fulger, Fulker, Fucher, Fullager, Folker, Foucar, Foulger, Futcher, Folger, Fugler, Fuche, Fuge, Fuidge, Fudge, Foutch and many more. Early Notables of the Volker familyWalter Fulcher of Lincolnshire, Thomas Fulcher (1737-1803), a British architect, George Williams Fulcher (1795-1855), a well-known poet, and John Fulcher (1830-1893), a British musician and composer; Peter...
Another 26 words (2 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Volker Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Volker Rankingthe United States, the name Volker is the 16,685th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 3 Migration of the Volker family to IrelandSome of the Volker family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt.
Another 33 words (2 lines of text) about their life in Ireland is included in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
| Volker migration to the United States | + |
Because of this political and religious unrest within English society, many people decided to immigrate to the colonies. Families left for Ireland, North America, and Australia in enormous numbers, traveling at high cost in extremely inhospitable conditions. The New World in particular was a desirable destination, but the long voyage caused many to arrive sick and starving. Those who made it, though, were welcomed by opportunities far greater than they had known at home in England. Many of these families went on to make important contributions to the emerging nations of Canada and the United States. Analysis of immigration records indicates that some of the first North American immigrants bore the name Volker or a variant listed above:
Volker Settlers in United States in the 18th Century- Valentin Volker, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1748 4
Volker Settlers in United States in the 19th Century- Joseph Volker, who landed in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1802 4
- Johann Georg Volker, who arrived in America in 1832 4
- Nicolas Volker, who arrived in North America in 1832-1849 4
- Joh Bern Heinr Volker, who arrived in West Indies in 1833 4
- Adam Volker, who arrived in Baltimore in 1834
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| Volker migration to Canada | + |
Volker Settlers in Canada in the 18th Century- Andrew Volker, who settled in Nova Scotia in 1751
| Contemporary Notables of the name Volker (post 1700) | + |
- Sanford Volker, American Democratic Party politician, Candidate for Michigan State House of Representatives 87th District, 1964, 1966 5
- Julius J. Volker, American Republican politician, Member of New York State Assembly, 1945-66 (Erie County 7th District 1945-65, 162nd District 1966); Defeated, 1966 6
- Dale M. Volker, American Republican politician, Member of New York State Assembly 148th District, 1973-74; Member of New York State Senate, 1975-91 6
- Sandra Völker (b. 1974), German freestyle and backstroke swimmer
- Volker Roth (1942-2025), German football referee or two matches in the 1986 FIFA World Cup in Mexico
- Volker Finke (b. 1948), German former football manager and a former player
- Volker Losemann (b. 1942), German historian who became known for his research on the history of his field
- Volker Spengler (1939-2020), German stage and film actor
- Volker David Kirchner (1942-2020), German composer and violist, recipient of the Rheingau Musikpreis, Peter Cornelius Plaque and the Kunstpreis Rheinland-Pfalz
| Historic Events for the Volker family | + |
Bismarck - Wilhelm Völker (1916-1941), German Bootsmannsmaat who served aboard the German Battleship Bismarck during World War II when it was sunk heading to France; he died in the sinking 6
- Kurt Völker (1923-1941), German Matrose II who served aboard the German Battleship Bismarck during World War II when it was sunk heading to France; he died in the sinking 7
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- Lower, Mark Anthony, Patronymica Britannica, A Dictionary of Family Names of the United Kingdom. London: John Russel Smith, 1860. Print.
- "What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
- Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
- The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, October 8) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html
- Bismarck & Tirpitz Class - Crew List Bismarck. (Retrieved 2018, February 06). Retrieved from https://www.bismarck-class.dk/bismarck/crew/bismarck_crew.html#crew_details
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