# Folger (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/folger/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 2,328 |
| US rank (2010) | 13,148 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 132,623 people |
| Change since 2000 | +6.0% (2,196 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /ˈfoʊld͡ʒər/, 2 syllables |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Who carries it

Share of people named Folger in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 92% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 1.1% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 3.1% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.6% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 2.1% |
| Two or more races | 1.0% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Folger in the United States.

## People named Folger

- Charles J. Folger, American politician (1818-1884)
- Lydia Folger Fowler, American-born British physician
- Alonzo Dillard Folger, American politician (1888–1941)

## Similar surnames

Folkerts, Flaugher, Folkers, Fulcher, Fulkerson, Fleischer, Felker, Flesher, Fluker, Fleisher.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.