# Funk (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/funk/  
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) | 24,419 |
| US rank (2010) | 1,459 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 12,644 people |
| Change since 2000 | +1.6% (24,032 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Who carries it

Share of people named Funk 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) | 95% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 0.4% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.1% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.8% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.3% |
| Two or more races | 1.4% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Funk in the United States and Austria.

## People named Funk

- Wally Funk, American aviator and astronaut (1939–2026)
- Terry Funk, American professional wrestler and actor (1944-2023)
- Dory Funk Jr., American professional wrestler and trainer (1941-2026)
- Rydel Funk (Lynch), American pop singer and actress
- Vicki Ann Funk, American botanist for the National Museum of Natural History (1947-2019)
- Dory Funk, American professional wrestler (1919–1973)
- Fred Funk, American golfer
- Andrew Funk, American basketball player (born 1999)
- Paul Funk, Austrian mathematician (1886–1969)

## Similar surnames

Fink, Fung, Funke, Funes, Funez, Finch, Fong, Feng, Fang, Fenwick, Finke, Fenske.

## 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.