How common is the surname Folger?

2,328 people in the United States had the surname Folger in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 132,623 Americans. It ranked 13,148th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Folger?

In the 2010 Census, 92% of people named Folger identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Folger?

Charles J. Folger, American politician (1818-1884), followed by Lydia Folger Fowler.

Where is the surname Folger most common?

Wikidata records people named Folger in the United States.

How do you pronounce Folger?

Folger is /ˈfoʊld͡ʒər/, 2 syllables.

Is the surname Folger getting more or less common?

More common. 2,196 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,328 in 2010, up 6.0%.

The surname Folger

A surname, carried by 2,328 people in the United States.

Pronounced /ˈfoʊld͡ʒər/ 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). Folger is more common than 91.9% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 2,328 people named Folger in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 132,623 Americans. That is up 6.0% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,196.

#13,148

rank among US surnames

2,328

people in 2010

0.8

per 100,000 Americans

+6%

change since 2000 (was #12,845)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#13,142	Cervera	2,329	132,566
#13,148	Thapa	2,328	132,623
#13,153	Washam	2,327	132,680
#13,155	Huezo	2,326	132,737

Who is named Folger

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

92% of people named Folger identified as white (not Hispanic), 3.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 2.1% as American Indian and Alaska Native.

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

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Folgers

3 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Charles J. Folger
American politician (1818-1884)
Lydia Folger Fowler
American-born British physician, 1822–1879
Alonzo Dillard Folger
American politician (1888–1941)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Folger

Folger 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 Folger?: 2,328 people in the United States had the surname Folger in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 132,623 Americans. It ranked 13,148th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Folger?: In the 2010 Census, 92% of people named Folger identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Folger?: Charles J. Folger, American politician (1818-1884), followed by Lydia Folger Fowler.
Where is the surname Folger most common?: Wikidata records people named Folger in the United States.
How do you pronounce Folger?: Folger is /ˈfoʊld͡ʒər/, 2 syllables.
Is the surname Folger getting more or less common?: More common. 2,196 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,328 in 2010, up 6.0%.