How common is the surname Volker?

2,471 people in the United States had the surname Volker in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 124,948 Americans. It ranked 12,540th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Volker?

In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Volker identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.7% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Volker?

Kurt Volker, American diplomat.

Where is the surname Volker most common?

Wikidata records people named Volker in the United States.

Is the surname Volker getting more or less common?

More common. 2,097 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,471 in 2010, up 18%.

Is Volker also a first name?

Yes. Volker 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 Volker

A surname, carried by 2,471 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex V426 Also a first name

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Volker is more common than 92.3% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 2,471 people named Volker in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 124,948 Americans. That is up 18% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,097.

#12,540

rank among US surnames

2,471

people in 2010

0.8

per 100,000 Americans

+17.8%

change since 2000 (was #13,333)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#12,531	Pompey	2,473	124,847
#12,536	Dahlin	2,472	124,897
#12,540	Volker	2,471	124,948
#12,541	Fairman	2,470	124,998
#12,547	Baumgart	2,469	125,049
#12,548	Koop	2,468	125,099

Who is named Volker

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

96% of people named Volker identified as white (not Hispanic), 1.7% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 96%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.7%
Two or more races 0.9%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.8%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.2%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Volkers

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Kurt Volker
American diplomat, born 1964

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Volker

Volker has the Soundex code V426, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code V426.

Questions

How common is the surname Volker?: 2,471 people in the United States had the surname Volker in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 124,948 Americans. It ranked 12,540th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Volker?: In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Volker identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.7% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Volker?: Kurt Volker, American diplomat.
Where is the surname Volker most common?: Wikidata records people named Volker in the United States.
Is the surname Volker getting more or less common?: More common. 2,097 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,471 in 2010, up 18%.
Is Volker also a first name?: Yes. Volker 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.