How common is the surname Felker?

4,113 people in the United States had the surname Felker in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 75,066 Americans. It ranked 8,046th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Felker?

Samuel D. Felker, American politician (1859-1932).

Where is the surname Felker most common?

Wikidata records people named Felker in the United States.

Is the surname Felker getting more or less common?

Less common. 4,151 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 4,113 in 2010, down 0.9%.

The surname Felker

A surname, carried by 4,113 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex F426

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Felker is more common than 95% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 4,113 people named Felker in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 75,066 Americans. That is down 0.9% since 2000, when the Census counted 4,151.

#8,046

rank among US surnames

4,113

people in 2010

1.4

per 100,000 Americans

-0.9%

change since 2000 (was #7,402)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#8,040	Hagedorn	4,116	75,011
#8,042	Palladino	4,115	75,029
#8,045	Bevan	4,114	75,048
#8,046	Copenhaver	4,113	75,066
#8,049	Rabon	4,112	75,084
#8,055	Fant	4,111	75,102

Who is named Felker

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

94% of people named Felker identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.0% as Black (not Hispanic) and 1.7% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 94%
Black (not Hispanic) 2.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.7%
Two or more races 1.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.7%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Felkers

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Samuel D. Felker
American politician (1859-1932)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Felker

Felker has the Soundex code F426, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code F426.

Questions

How common is the surname Felker?: 4,113 people in the United States had the surname Felker in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 75,066 Americans. It ranked 8,046th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Felker?: In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Felker identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.0% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Felker?: Samuel D. Felker, American politician (1859-1932).
Where is the surname Felker most common?: Wikidata records people named Felker in the United States.
Is the surname Felker getting more or less common?: Less common. 4,151 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 4,113 in 2010, down 0.9%.