Folk

Used in: 2 countries

* As a German surname, variant of Volk (“people, tribe”). * As an English surname, variant of Foulk, related to the noun folk, thus cognate with the above.

Etymology: Wiktionary (CC-BY-SA)

Name Variants & Related

Folke Derived from Folk
Folks Derived from Folk
Folker Derived from Folk
Folken Derived from Folk
Folkes Derived from Folk
Folkins Derived from Folk
Folkner Derived from Folk
Folkens Derived from Folk

Popularity by Country

Folk

Rank #5679

Frequency 5,605 people (2.08 per 100k)

Ethnic Distribution

White 84.5% Hispanic 1.05% Black 12.27% Asian/PI 0.59% Native Am. 0.48% Two+ 1.11%

U.S. Census Bureau Surnames ↗

Folk

Rank #150806

INSEE Death Records 1970-2024 ↗

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