How common is the surname Follett?

2,950 people in the United States had the surname Follett in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 104,660 Americans. It ranked 10,805th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Follett?

In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Follett identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Follett?

Barbara Newhall Follett, American writer.

Where is the surname Follett most common?

Wikidata records people named Follett in the United States.

Is the surname Follett getting more or less common?

More common. 2,868 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,950 in 2010, up 2.9%.

The surname Follett

A surname, carried by 2,950 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex F430

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Follett is more common than 93.3% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 2,950 people named Follett in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 104,660 Americans. That is up 2.9% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,868.

#10,805

rank among US surnames

2,950

people in 2010

1.0

per 100,000 Americans

+2.9%

change since 2000 (was #10,294)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#10,797	Coffelt	2,953	104,553
#10,800	Kesterson	2,952	104,589
#10,803	Giuliano	2,951	104,624
#10,805	Follett	2,950	104,660
#10,806	Mahaney	2,949	104,695
#10,808	Hoskinson	2,948	104,731
#10,809	Horak	2,947	104,766

Who is named Follett

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

94% of people named Follett identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.4% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 94%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.0%
Two or more races 1.4%
Asian and Pacific Islander 1.1%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.5%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Folletts

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Barbara Newhall Follett
American writer, 1914–1939

Questions

How common is the surname Follett?: 2,950 people in the United States had the surname Follett in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 104,660 Americans. It ranked 10,805th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Follett?: In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Follett identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Follett?: Barbara Newhall Follett, American writer.
Where is the surname Follett most common?: Wikidata records people named Follett in the United States.
Is the surname Follett getting more or less common?: More common. 2,868 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,950 in 2010, up 2.9%.