# Frank (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/frank/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname transferred from the nickname.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | nickname, from a description or nickname of an ancestor |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 67,304 |
| US rank (2010) | 499 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 4,587 people |
| Change since 2000 | +2.1% (65,918 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /ˈfɹeɪ̯ŋk/, 1 syllable |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

The surname derives from the medieval tribal name. The given name is also a form of Francis, with formal given name status since the 19th century.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Frank in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 85% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 8.0% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.7% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 1.0% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 2.2% |
| Two or more races | 1.6% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Frank in the United States, Austria, Germany, Sweden and the United Kingdom.

## People named Frank

- Jason David Frank, American actor and martial artist (1973–2022)
- Barney Frank, American politician (1940–2026)
- Philipp Frank, Austrian academic (*1884 – †1966)
- Leo Frank, American factory superintendent and lynching victim (1884–1915)
- Jackson C. Frank, American musician
- Josef Frank, Austrian-Swedish architect (1885–1967)
- Melvin Frank, American screenwriter and director (1913-1988)
- Scott Frank, American screenwriter and director
- Waldo Frank, American novelist, historian, political activist and literary critic (1889–1967)
- Daniel Frank, athletics competitor (1882–1965)
- Jerome Frank, American jurist (1889–1957)
- Liborius Ritter von Frank, Austro-Hungarian general

and 21 more on Wikidata.

## Similar surnames

Franco, Franke, Franck, Frink, Franko, Fronk, Franqui, Franca, Franklin, Francis, Franks, Francisco.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.