How common is the surname Funk?

24,419 people in the United States had the surname Funk in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 12,644 Americans. It ranked 1,459th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Funk?

In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Funk identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Funk?

Wally Funk, American aviator and astronaut (1939–2026), followed by Terry Funk.

Where is the surname Funk most common?

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

Is the surname Funk getting more or less common?

More common. 24,032 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 24,419 in 2010, up 1.6%.

The surname Funk

A surname, carried by 24,419 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex F520

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Funk is more common than 99.1% of them.

Origin

A surname

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 24,419 people named Funk in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 12,644 Americans. That is up 1.6% since 2000, when the Census counted 24,032.

#1,459

rank among US surnames

24,419

people in 2010

8.3

per 100,000 Americans

+1.6%

change since 2000 (was #1,351)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#1,450	Bowden	24,560	12,571
#1,451	Tatum	24,558	12,572
#1,452	Schafer	24,543	12,580
#1,454	Bustamante	24,536	12,583
#1,455	Stover	24,526	12,588
#1,456	Teague	24,514	12,595
#1,457	Gunter	24,513	12,595

Who is named Funk

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

95% of people named Funk identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.4% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 95%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.1%
Two or more races 1.4%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.8%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.3%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Funks

9 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

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, born 1993
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, born 1956
Andrew Funk
American basketball player (born 1999)
Paul Funk
Austrian mathematician (1886–1969)

Notable Funks come mostly from the United States (8) and Austria (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Funk

Funk has the Soundex code F520, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code F520.

Questions

How common is the surname Funk?: 24,419 people in the United States had the surname Funk in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 12,644 Americans. It ranked 1,459th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Funk?: In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Funk identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Funk?: Wally Funk, American aviator and astronaut (1939–2026), followed by Terry Funk.
Where is the surname Funk most common?: Wikidata records people named Funk in the United States and Austria.
Is the surname Funk getting more or less common?: More common. 24,032 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 24,419 in 2010, up 1.6%.