How Many People Have the Last Name Folk?
people had the surname Folk in the 2010 US Census
About 1 in 49,261 people in the Census had this surname
Source: Census Bureau surname list
Surname Rank
Tied with 1 other
Per 100,000 People
In 2010
Largest Group
White
Change Since 2000
+391 people
👥 Race and Hispanic Origin
Most people with the surname Folk (82.7%) are non-Hispanic White. The next largest group, 12.3%, are non-Hispanic Black. Among surnames where most people are non-Hispanic White, Folk ranks #4,408. The mix barely changed from 2000: no group's share moved by 2 points or more.
📈 Change Since 2000
Folk grew from 5,605 people in 2000 to 5,996 in 2010 (up 7%), and its rank fell from #5,679 to #5,778. The population grew faster, so its share still fell, from 2.08 to 2.03 people per 100,000.
| 2000 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| People | 5,605 | 5,996 |
| Rank | #5,679 | #5,778 |
| Per 100,000 people | 2.08 | 2.03 |
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Same Soundex code as Folk: F420
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