How Many People Have the Last Name Folks?
people had the surname Folks in the 2010 US Census
About 1 in 123,457 people in the Census had this surname
Source: Census Bureau surname list
Surname Rank
Tied with 3 others
Per 100,000 People
In 2010
Largest Group
White
Change Since 2000
+57 people
👥 Race and Hispanic Origin
Most people with the surname Folks (59.7%) are non-Hispanic White. The next largest group, 30.8%, are non-Hispanic Black. Among surnames where most people are non-Hispanic White, Folks ranks #10,204. From 2000 to 2010, the non-Hispanic White share fell from 63.1% to 59.7%, and the Hispanic or Latino share rose from 4.1% to 6.1%.
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📈 Change Since 2000
Folks grew from 2,337 people in 2000 to 2,394 in 2010 (up 2.4%), and its rank fell from #12,221 to #12,861. The population grew faster, so its share still fell, from 0.87 to 0.81 people per 100,000.
| 2000 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| People | 2,337 | 2,394 |
| Rank | #12,221 | #12,861 |
| Per 100,000 people | 0.87 | 0.81 |
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Same Soundex code as Folks: F420
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