How common is the surname Folk?

5,996 people in the United States had the surname Folk in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 51,492 Americans. It ranked 5,778th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Folk?

Joseph W. Folk, American politician (1869-1923).

Where is the surname Folk most common?

Wikidata records people named Folk in the United States.

Is the surname Folk getting more or less common?

More common. 5,605 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,996 in 2010, up 7.0%.

The surname Folk

A surname, carried by 5,996 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex F420

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Folk is more common than 96.4% of them.

Origin

* As a German surname, variant of Volk (“people, tribe”). * As an English surname, variant of Foulk, related to the noun folk, thus cognate with the above.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 5,996 people named Folk in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 51,492 Americans. That is up 7.0% since 2000, when the Census counted 5,605.

#5,778

rank among US surnames

5,996

people in 2010

2.0

per 100,000 Americans

+7%

change since 2000 (was #5,679)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#5,769	Wiegand	6,004	51,423
#5,773	Carper	6,002	51,440
#5,776	Eicher	5,997	51,483
#5,778	Folk	5,996	51,492
#5,780	Durst	5,995	51,501
#5,781	Vansickle	5,994	51,509
#5,782	Tankersley	5,990	51,543

Who is named Folk

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

83% of people named Folk identified as white (not Hispanic), 12% as Black (not Hispanic) and 1.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 83%
Black (not Hispanic) 12%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.9%
Two or more races 1.8%
Asian and Pacific Islander 1.0%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.3%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Folks

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Joseph W. Folk
American politician (1869-1923)

Spellings and sound-alikes

Useful when a record has your ancestor under another spelling

Variant spellings

Vokes

Surnames that sound like Folk

Folk has the Soundex code F420, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code F420.

Questions

Where does the surname Folk come from?: * As a German surname, variant of Volk (“people, tribe”). * As an English surname, variant of Foulk, related to the noun folk, thus cognate with the above.
How common is the surname Folk?: 5,996 people in the United States had the surname Folk in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 51,492 Americans. It ranked 5,778th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Folk?: In the 2010 Census, 83% of people named Folk identified as white (not Hispanic), and 12% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Folk?: Joseph W. Folk, American politician (1869-1923).
Where is the surname Folk most common?: Wikidata records people named Folk in the United States.
Is the surname Folk getting more or less common?: More common. 5,605 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,996 in 2010, up 7.0%.
What are other spellings of Folk?: Vokes.