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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 may occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

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

The last name Folks is the 130,018^th most commonly occurring surname at a global level It is held by around 1 in 2,093,521 people. The last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 96 percent of Folks are found; 93 percent are found in North America and 93 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,430,306^th most frequently held forename on earth, borne by 49 people.

The last name is most prevalent in The United States, where it is held by 3,168 people, or 1 in 114,413. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: Texas, where 8 percent live, California, where 8 percent live and New York, where 7 percent live. Beside The United States Folks occurs in 31 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 2 percent live and Jamaica, where 2 percent live.

Folks Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence of Folks has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Folks last name rose 524 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it fell 53 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it rose 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 bearing the Folks last name are 8.36% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 55.13% registered with 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.