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Where Does The Last Name Folks Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The surname Folks is more commonly found in The United States than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Folks.

How Common Is The Last Name Folks? ^{popularity and diffusion}

This last name is the 130,018^th most commonly used family name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 2,093,521 people. It occurs mostly in The Americas, where 96 percent of Folks reside; 93 percent reside in North America and 93 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,430,306^th most frequently used first name worldwide, held by 49 people.

The last name Folks is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 3,168 people, or 1 in 114,413. In The United States it is primarily found in: Texas, where 8 percent are found, California, where 8 percent are found and New York, where 7 percent are found. Excluding The United States Folks occurs in 31 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 2 percent are found and Jamaica, where 2 percent are found.

Folks Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence of Folks has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Folks surname grew 524 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it decreased 53 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it grew 700 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Folks Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Folks last name are 8.36% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 55.13% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Folks earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 5.8% less than the national average, earning $40,648 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.57% less than the national average, earning $45,427 CAD per year.