# Franks (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/franks/  
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) | 30,155 |
| US rank (2010) | 1,165 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 10,239 people |
| Change since 2000 | +2.1% (29,531 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Who carries it

Share of people named Franks 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) | 82% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 12% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.3% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.5% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.8% |
| Two or more races | 2.0% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Franks in the United States and the United Kingdom.

## People named Franks

- Trent Franks, American politician
- Michael Franks, American recording artist; singer and songwriter
- Harold Franks, boxer
- Michael Franks, American track and field athlete
- Robert Franks, American basketball player (born 1996)
- Gary Franks, American politician (born 1953)
- Bob Franks, American politician (1951-2010)
- Huey, American rapper (1987–2020)
- Dina Rae, American singer

## Similar surnames

François, Franklin, Francis, Franco, Frank, Francisco, France, Franz, Frankel, Franke, Franzen, Franck.

## 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.