# Franko (surname)

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

A surname.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 2,301 |
| US rank (2010) | 13,263 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 134,179 people |
| Change since 2000 | +11% (2,081 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

* As a Ukrainian, Polish, Slovene, Czech, and Carpathian Rusyn surname, from the personal name Franko, a rendition of Francis. Compare Franco. * As a Jewish surname, Slavicized from Frank, related to the above.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Franko 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) | 81% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 0.7% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 15% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.8% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 1.0% |
| Two or more races | 1.2% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Franko in Argentina, Slovenia and Brazil.

## People named Franko

- Jure Franko, alpine skier
- Darío Franco, Argentine footballer and manager
- Alan Franco, Argentine footballer
- Ney Franco, Brazilian association football player

## Similar surnames

Franco, Frank, Franke, Franck, Frink, 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.