How common is the surname Volkman?

2,150 people in the United States had the surname Volkman in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 143,603 Americans. It ranked 14,006th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Volkman?

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

Where is the surname Volkman most common?

Wikidata records people named Volkman in the United States.

Is the surname Volkman getting more or less common?

More common. 2,138 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,150 in 2010, up 0.6%.

The surname Volkman

A surname, carried by 2,150 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex V425

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Volkman is more common than 91.4% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 2,150 people named Volkman in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 143,603 Americans. That is up 0.6% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,138.

#14,006

rank among US surnames

2,150

people in 2010

0.7

per 100,000 Americans

+0.6%

change since 2000 (was #13,112)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#13,997	Heimann	2,153	143,402
#14,004	Schmalz	2,151	143,536
#14,006	Dingess	2,150	143,603
#14,014	Randel	2,149	143,669

Who is named Volkman

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

95% of people named Volkman identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.5% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 95%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.1%
Two or more races 1.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.8%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Asian & Pacific Islander are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Volkmans

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Aja Volkman
American singer, born 1980

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Volkman

Volkmann

Volkman has the Soundex code V425, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code V425.

Questions

How common is the surname Volkman?: 2,150 people in the United States had the surname Volkman in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 143,603 Americans. It ranked 14,006th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Volkman?: In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Volkman identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Volkman?: Aja Volkman, American singer.
Where is the surname Volkman most common?: Wikidata records people named Volkman in the United States.
Is the surname Volkman getting more or less common?: More common. 2,138 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,150 in 2010, up 0.6%.