How common is the surname Franken?

1,293 people in the United States had the surname Franken in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 238,782 Americans. It ranked 20,512th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Franken?

In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Franken identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Franken?

Al Franken, American comedian and politician (born 1951), followed by Steven Franken.

Where is the surname Franken most common?

Wikidata records people named Franken in the United States.

Is the surname Franken getting more or less common?

Less common. 1,331 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,293 in 2010, down 2.9%.

The surname Franken

A Dutch patronymic surname, carried by 1,293 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex F652

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Franken is more common than 87.4% of them.

Origin

Dutch origin

* Dutch Franken * German Franken * Yiddish [Term?] (Franken)

Franken is a patronymic surname: formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.

One of 167 Dutch surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,293 people named Franken in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 238,782 Americans. That is down 2.9% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,331.

#20,512

rank among US surnames

1,293

people in 2010

0.4

per 100,000 Americans

-2.9%

change since 2000 (was #18,953)

Who is named Franken

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

95% of people named Franken identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 95%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.9%
Two or more races 0.9%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.6%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.5%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Frankens

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Al Franken
American comedian and politician (born 1951)
Steven Franken
American actor (1932-2012)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Franken

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

Other Dutch surnames

All 167 Dutch surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Franken come from?: * Dutch Franken * German Franken * Yiddish [Term?] (Franken)
How common is the surname Franken?: 1,293 people in the United States had the surname Franken in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 238,782 Americans. It ranked 20,512th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Franken?: In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Franken identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Franken?: Al Franken, American comedian and politician (born 1951), followed by Steven Franken.
Where is the surname Franken most common?: Wikidata records people named Franken in the United States.
What type of surname is Franken?: Franken is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
Is the surname Franken getting more or less common?: Less common. 1,331 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,293 in 2010, down 2.9%.