Survey of English Place-Names

Historical Forms

• Fulcwardby(e) 1164–77 YCh487 1293 BM

• Folquard(e)by 1194–1203 YCh490 1304 Selby 1328 Banco 1422 YI

• Folkwerdeby 1199–1209 YCh488

• Folcortheby 1246 Ass11d

• Folcwardeby, Folkwardeby 1246 Ass11d 1293 BM 1332 FF

• Folkehuardeby 1258 YI

• Folkcard(e)by, Folcard(e)by 1241 FF 1250 Fees 1271 Baild 1275 YI 1304 Ebor

• Fowquardby 1316 YDix

• Foquarby 1537 MinAcct

• Folquarby 1352 FF

• Folkerby 1362 Works

• Fockarby 1549 YDii

• Fockerbie, Fockerby(e) 1573 WillY 1590,1607 FF

• Fokerby 1579 FF

Etymology

'Folcward's farmstead', v. bȳ . The ON  pers.n. Folkvarðr and the Dan  Folkward are loans from OHG  Folcward (DaGP s.n.). This p.n. is therefore probably from the latter and is of post-Conquest origin.