How common is the surname Franko?

2,301 people in the United States had the surname Franko in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 134,179 Americans. It ranked 13,263rd of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Franko?

In the 2010 Census, 81% of people named Franko identified as white (not Hispanic), and 15% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Franko?

Jure Franko, alpine skier, followed by Darío Franco.

Where is the surname Franko most common?

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

Is the surname Franko getting more or less common?

More common. 2,081 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,301 in 2010, up 11%.

Is Franko also a first name?

Yes. Franko is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.

The surname Franko

A surname, carried by 2,301 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). Franko is more common than 91.8% of them.

Origin

* 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.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 2,301 people named Franko in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 134,179 Americans. That is up 11% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,081.

#13,263

rank among US surnames

2,301

people in 2010

0.8

per 100,000 Americans

+10.6%

change since 2000 (was #13,421)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#13,255	Blackledge	2,303	134,062
#13,259	Hershman	2,302	134,121
#13,263	Franko	2,301	134,179
#13,264	Paull	2,300	134,237
#13,267	Norby	2,299	134,296
#13,271	Rodden	2,298	134,354

Who is named Franko

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

81% of people named Franko identified as white (not Hispanic), 15% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.2% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 81%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 15%
Two or more races 1.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native 1.0%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.8%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.7%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Frankos

4 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Jure Franko
Alpine skier, born 1962
Darío Franco
Argentine footballer and manager, born 1969
Alan Franco
Argentine footballer, born 1996
Ney Franco
Brazilian association football player, born 1966

Notable Frankos come mostly from Argentina (2), Slovenia (1) and Brazil (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Franko

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

Questions

Where does the surname Franko come from?: * 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.
How common is the surname Franko?: 2,301 people in the United States had the surname Franko in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 134,179 Americans. It ranked 13,263rd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Franko?: In the 2010 Census, 81% of people named Franko identified as white (not Hispanic), and 15% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Franko?: Jure Franko, alpine skier, followed by Darío Franco.
Where is the surname Franko most common?: Wikidata records people named Franko in Argentina, Slovenia and Brazil.
Is the surname Franko getting more or less common?: More common. 2,081 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,301 in 2010, up 11%.
Is Franko also a first name?: Yes. Franko is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.