Explore the Family Name Folland

The meaning of Folland

1. Norwegian: habitational name from a farmstead in Nordmøre, named from Old Norse forland ‘coastal plain below high mountains’. 2. German: variant of Volland. 3. English: perhaps a variant of Follen, with excrescent -d. Some characteristic forenames: German Erwin, Fritz, Johann.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Folland is not very common in the United States. In 2000, it was ranked as the 52,827th most popular surname and by 2010 it had fallen to 54,864th place, a decrease in popularity of 3.86%. The total count of individuals with this surname increased slightly from 368 in 2000 to 375 in 2010, a growth rate of 1.9%. However, when measured per 100k people, there was a decline from 0.14 in 2000 to 0.13 in 2010, indicating a drop of 7.14%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#52,827	#54,864	-3.86%
Count	368	375	1.9%
Proportion per 100k	0.14	0.13	-7.14%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Folland

The ethnic identity associated with the surname Folland has seen some changes between 2000 and 2010, according to data from the Decennial U.S. Census. In 2000, the vast majority of those with the Folland surname identified as White, at 96.74%, but this percentage dropped to 93.07% by 2010. There were no individuals who identified as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either year. The proportion identifying with two or more ethnicities saw an increase from 1.63% in 2000 to 2.13% in 2010, marking a rise of 30.67%. Interestingly, no individuals identified as Hispanic in 2000, but by 2010, this group made up 2.4% of those with the surname Folland.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.74%	93.07%	-3.79%
Hispanic	0%	2.4%	0%
Two or More Races	1.63%	2.13%	30.67%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%