How common is the surname Franke?

7,359 people in the United States had the surname Franke in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 41,955 Americans. It ranked 4,802nd of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Franke?

In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Franke identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Franke?

Herbert W. Franke, Austrian scientist and writer (1927–2022), followed by Stéphane Franke.

Where is the surname Franke most common?

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

Is the surname Franke getting more or less common?

Less common. 7,375 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 7,359 in 2010, down 0.2%.

The surname Franke

A surname, carried by 7,359 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex F652

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Franke is more common than 97% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 7,359 people named Franke in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 41,955 Americans. That is about the same as in 2000, when the Census counted 7,375.

#4,802

rank among US surnames

7,359

people in 2010

2.5

per 100,000 Americans

-0.2%

change since 2000 (was #4,441)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#4,793	Dabney	7,376	41,858
#4,794	Duckett	7,375	41,864
#4,795	McReynolds	7,373	41,875
#4,796	Shane	7,372	41,881
#4,797	Bettencourt	7,365	41,921
#4,799	Crites	7,363	41,932
#4,800	Pinson	7,362	41,938

Who is named Franke

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

95% of people named Franke identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.1% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 95%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.2%
Two or more races 1.1%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.8%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.2%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Frankes

4 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

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, born 1982
Adrian Adonis
American professional wrestler (1954–1988)

Notable Frankes come mostly from the United States (2), Austria (1) and Germany (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Franke

Franke 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 Franke?: 7,359 people in the United States had the surname Franke in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 41,955 Americans. It ranked 4,802nd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Franke?: In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Franke identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Franke?: Herbert W. Franke, Austrian scientist and writer (1927–2022), followed by Stéphane Franke.
Where is the surname Franke most common?: Wikidata records people named Franke in the United States, Austria and Germany.
Is the surname Franke getting more or less common?: Less common. 7,375 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 7,359 in 2010, down 0.2%.