How common is the surname Franck?

3,838 people in the United States had the surname Franck in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 80,444 Americans. It ranked 8,581st of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Franck?

César Franck, Belgian-French composer and organist (1822–1890), followed by Martine Franck.

Where is the surname Franck most common?

Wikidata records people named Franck in Belgium, France and Germany.

Is the surname Franck getting more or less common?

More common. 3,303 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,838 in 2010, up 16%.

Is Franck also a first name?

Yes. Franck is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.

The surname Franck

A surname, carried by 3,838 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex F652 Also a first name

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Franck is more common than 94.7% of them.

Origin

A surname, variant of Frank.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 3,838 people named Franck in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 80,444 Americans. That is up 16% since 2000, when the Census counted 3,303.

#8,581

rank among US surnames

3,838

people in 2010

1.3

per 100,000 Americans

+16.2%

change since 2000 (was #9,093)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#8,577	Smeltzer	3,841	80,382
#8,578	Lezama	3,840	80,402
#8,579	Conwell	3,839	80,423
#8,581	Franck	3,838	80,444
#8,586	Kenna	3,837	80,465

Who is named Franck

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

87% of people named Franck identified as white (not Hispanic), 7.0% as Black (not Hispanic) and 4.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 87%
Black (not Hispanic) 7.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 4.3%
Two or more races 1.3%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.2%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Francks

4 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

César Franck
Belgian-French composer and organist (1822–1890)
Martine Franck
Belgian photographer (1938-2012)
Walter Franck
Actor (1896–1961)
François Franck
Belgian ice hockey player (1904–1965)

Notable Francks come mostly from Belgium (2), France (1) and Germany (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Franck

Franck has the Soundex code F652, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code F652.

Questions

How common is the surname Franck?: 3,838 people in the United States had the surname Franck in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 80,444 Americans. It ranked 8,581st of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Franck?: In the 2010 Census, 87% of people named Franck identified as white (not Hispanic), and 7.0% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Franck?: César Franck, Belgian-French composer and organist (1822–1890), followed by Martine Franck.
Where is the surname Franck most common?: Wikidata records people named Franck in Belgium, France and Germany.
Is the surname Franck getting more or less common?: More common. 3,303 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,838 in 2010, up 16%.
Is Franck also a first name?: Yes. Franck is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.