How common is the surname Folkers?

1,022 people in the United States had the surname Folkers in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 302,099 Americans. It ranked 24,483rd of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Folkers?

In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Folkers identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Folkers?

Karl August Folkers, American biochemist (1906–1997).

Where is the surname Folkers most common?

Wikidata records people named Folkers in the United States.

Is the surname Folkers getting more or less common?

More common. 951 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,022 in 2010, up 7.5%.

The surname Folkers

A German surname, carried by 1,022 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). Folkers is more common than 84.9% of them.

Origin

German origin

Variant of German Folkerts.

One of 1,101 German surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,022 people named Folkers in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 302,099 Americans. That is up 7.5% since 2000, when the Census counted 951.

#24,483

rank among US surnames

1,022

people in 2010

0.3

per 100,000 Americans

+7.5%

change since 2000 (was #24,615)

Who is named Folkers

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

95% of people named Folkers identified as white (not Hispanic), 1.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.4% as American Indian and Alaska Native.

White (not Hispanic) 95%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native 1.4%
Two or more races 1.0%

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

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Folkerss

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Karl August Folkers
American biochemist (1906–1997)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Folkers

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

Other German surnames

All 1,101 German surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Folkers come from?: Variant of German Folkerts.
How common is the surname Folkers?: 1,022 people in the United States had the surname Folkers in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 302,099 Americans. It ranked 24,483rd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Folkers?: In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Folkers identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Folkers?: Karl August Folkers, American biochemist (1906–1997).
Where is the surname Folkers most common?: Wikidata records people named Folkers in the United States.
Is the surname Folkers getting more or less common?: More common. 951 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,022 in 2010, up 7.5%.