Explore the Family Name Folkers

The meaning of Folkers

Dutch and German, located in the border districts Groningen in the Netherlands and East-Friesland in Germany: variant of Folkerts after t- deletion in the pronunciation. Some characteristic forenames: German Erwin, Gerhard, Kurt, Otto.

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How common is the last name Folkers in the United States?

According to the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Folkers has experienced a slight increase between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Folkers was ranked 24,615th most common surname, but by 2010 it had moved up to 24,483rd, a change of 0.54%. Similarly, the count of individuals with the Folkers surname grew from 951 to 1,022 during this period, an increase of 7.47%. However, its proportion per 100k remained steady at 0.35.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#24,615	#24,483	0.54%
Count	951	1,022	7.47%
Proportion per 100k	0.35	0.35	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Folkers

In terms of ethnic identity, the Decennial U.S. Census data shows some notable shifts for those carrying the Folkers surname from 2000 to 2010. The majority identifies as White, with 96.74% in 2000 decreasing slightly to 95.21% in 2010. Hispanic identification saw a growth of 28.47%, going from 1.37% in 2000 to 1.76% in 2010. Those identifying with two or more races also increased by 55.56%, moving from 0.63% to 0.98%. Interestingly, there was a significant increase in those identifying as American Indian and Alaskan Native, from 0.63% in 2000 to 1.37% in 2010, a change of 117.46%. No Folkers identified as Asian/Pacific Islander or Black in either year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.74%	95.21%	-1.58%
Hispanic	1.37%	1.76%	28.47%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0.63%	1.37%	117.46%
Two or More Races	0.63%	0.98%	55.56%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%