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[Facts] Surname FOOKS
Does anyone out there know the origin of the surname FOOKS. My family changed this name to FOX in 1850. Thank you.
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If you find out, please share the information with me - my mother's maiden name is FOOKS.
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What about Foulkes, sometimes with a double f, or Fawkes? I know a family who used to be Fawkes but changed it to avoid being linked with the Gunpowder Plot!
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