How common is the surname Franks?

30,155 people in the United States had the surname Franks in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 10,239 Americans. It ranked 1,165th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Franks?

Trent Franks, American politician, followed by Michael Franks.

Where is the surname Franks most common?

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

Is the surname Franks getting more or less common?

More common. 29,531 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 30,155 in 2010, up 2.1%.

The surname Franks

A surname, carried by 30,155 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). Franks is more common than 99.3% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 30,155 people named Franks in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 10,239 Americans. That is up 2.1% since 2000, when the Census counted 29,531.

#1,165

rank among US surnames

30,155

people in 2010

per 100,000 Americans

+2.1%

change since 2000 (was #1,080)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#1,157	Saucedo	30,374	10,165
#1,158	Starr	30,363	10,168
#1,159	Do	30,301	10,189
#1,160	Hurtado	30,286	10,194
#1,161	Kirkland	30,283	10,195
#1,162	Hendrickson	30,259	10,203
#1,163	Holley	30,231	10,213

Who is named Franks

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

82% of people named Franks identified as white (not Hispanic), 12% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 82%
Black (not Hispanic) 12%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.3%
Two or more races 2.0%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.8%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Frankss

9 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Trent Franks
American politician, born 1957
Michael Franks
American recording artist; singer and songwriter, born 1944
Harold Franks
Boxer, 1891–1973
Michael Franks
American track and field athlete, born 1963
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, born 1976

Notable Frankss come mostly from the United States (8) and the United Kingdom (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Franks

Franks 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 Franks?: 30,155 people in the United States had the surname Franks in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 10,239 Americans. It ranked 1,165th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Franks?: In the 2010 Census, 82% of people named Franks identified as white (not Hispanic), and 12% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Franks?: Trent Franks, American politician, followed by Michael Franks.
Where is the surname Franks most common?: Wikidata records people named Franks in the United States and the United Kingdom.
Is the surname Franks getting more or less common?: More common. 29,531 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 30,155 in 2010, up 2.1%.