How common is the surname Folds?

1,543 people in the United States had the surname Folds in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 200,094 Americans. It ranked 18,068th of 162,253 surnames.

Where is the surname Folds most common?

Wikidata records people named Folds in the United States.

Is the surname Folds getting more or less common?

More common. 1,453 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,543 in 2010, up 6.2%.

The surname Folds

A surname, carried by 1,543 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex F432

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Folds is more common than 88.9% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,543 people named Folds in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 200,094 Americans. That is up 6.2% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,453.

#18,068

rank among US surnames

1,543

people in 2010

0.5

per 100,000 Americans

+6.2%

change since 2000 (was #17,771)

Who is named Folds

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

86% of people named Folds identified as white (not Hispanic), 11% as Black (not Hispanic) and 1.9% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 86%
Black (not Hispanic) 11%
Two or more races 1.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.0%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Asian & Pacific Islander, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Foldss

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Ben Folds
American musician, born 1966

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Folds

Fields

Folds has the Soundex code F432, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code F432.

Questions

How common is the surname Folds?: 1,543 people in the United States had the surname Folds in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 200,094 Americans. It ranked 18,068th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Folds?: In the 2010 Census, 86% of people named Folds identified as white (not Hispanic), and 11% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Folds?: Ben Folds, American musician.
Where is the surname Folds most common?: Wikidata records people named Folds in the United States.
Is the surname Folds getting more or less common?: More common. 1,453 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,543 in 2010, up 6.2%.