# Franke (surname)

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

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 7,359 |
| US rank (2010) | 4,802 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 41,955 people |
| Change since 2000 | -0.2% (7,375 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Who carries it

Share of people named Franke 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) | 95% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 0.5% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.2% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.8% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.2% |
| Two or more races | 1.1% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Franke in the United States, Austria and Germany.

## People named Franke

- Herbert W. Franke, Austrian scientist and writer (1927–2022)
- Stéphane Franke, athletics competitor (1964–2011)
- Ruby Franke, American family vlogger who ran a YouTube channel
- Adrian Adonis, American professional wrestler (1954–1988)

## Similar surnames

Franco, Frank, 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.