Folsom Surname

48,553rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10,618 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Folsom Surname Definition:

(English) One who came from Foulsham (Foghel’s homestead), in Norfolk.

Folsom Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States10,4691:34,6224,315
Canada781:472,37940,609
Germany111:7,318,678235,042
France111:6,038,429280,838
England81:6,964,757184,742
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Mexico41:31,031,55163,627
China41:341,830,39216,990
Afghanistan31:10,717,72835,605
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Guyana11:762,22114,420
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,4871:20,1922,548

Folsom (49) may also be a first name.

Folsom Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) One who came from Foulsham (Foghel’s homestead), in Norfolk.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Folsom Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Folsom Come From? nationality or country of origin

Folsom (Russian: Фолсом) is carried by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may occur as:. For other possible spellings of Folsom click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Folsom? popularity and diffusion

The surname Folsom is the 48,553rd most widely held family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 686,339 people. It is mostly found in The Americas, where 99 percent of Folsom live; 99 percent live in North America and 98 percent live in Anglo-North America. Folsom is also the 1,430,306th most commonly held first name on earth It is held by 49 people.

The surname is most widely held in The United States, where it is carried by 10,469 people, or 1 in 34,622. In The United States Folsom is most numerous in: Florida, where 12 percent are found, Georgia, where 11 percent are found and Texas, where 9 percent are found. Without taking into account The United States it occurs in 27 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 1 percent are found and Germany, where 0 percent are found.

Folsom Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Folsom has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Folsom last name grew 421 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 800 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Folsom Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Folsom surname are 8.52% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 55.29% registered with the party.

The amount Folsom earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 2.72% more than the national average, earning $44,324 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.2% more than the national average, earning $51,273 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Folsome9244/
Follsom920/
Foolsom920/
Folesom920/
Foulsom920/
Folshom920/
Foolsoom861/
Folesome860/
Foolsome860/
Folson831,597/
Fulsom83647/
Folsum8323/
Folsam834/
Falsom833/
Volsom832/
Folcom831/
Folsem831/
Fulsome7724/
Foulsum774/
Foulson772/
Pholsom772/
Fulsoom771/
Faulsom770/
Folsume770/
Fullsom770/
Falsome770/
Foleson770/
Folsone770/
Follson770/
Foulsham71746/
Fullsome710/
Foolsham710/
Falson67344/
Volsum6718/
Falcom6710/
Falsam6710/
Fulsum678/
Falsem677/
Folcum674/
Folsan673/
Folsen673/
Folcon672/
Folzon672/
Fulsam671/
Falzom671/
Falsum671/
Fulcom670/

Folsom Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Folsom in the Russian language
Фолсомfolsom-

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Folsom Reference & Research

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Folsom
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