Explore the Family Name Follis

The meaning of Follis

Scottish and Irish: variant of Fallis or a shortened form of McFalls, both of which are derived from McPhail, from Scottish Gaelic Mac Phàil or Irish Mac Phóil, ‘son of Paul’.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Follis has seen a slight decline between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Follis ranked as the 14,671st most popular surname in the U.S., but by 2010 it had slipped to 15,651st position, a decrease of around 6.68%. However, the total count of people with this surname increased slightly over the same period, from 1,858 in 2000 to 1,866 in 2010, a marginal growth of 0.43%. The proportion of people named Follis per 100,000 individuals also dipped a bit, going down by approximately 8.7%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#14,671	#15,651	-6.68%
Count	1,858	1,866	0.43%
Proportion per 100k	0.69	0.63	-8.7%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Follis

When considering the ethnicity of those bearing the surname Follis, as per the Decennial U.S. Census, there have been some noticeable changes from 2000 to 2010. The largest group, White, saw a minimal increase of 0.54%, making up 93.86% of Follises in 2000 to 94.37% in 2010. Those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander decreased by 27.12%, while the number of individuals identifying with two or more races grew by about 20.97%. The Hispanic representation among Follises also showed a rise of 7.32% during this time. However, those identifying as Black dropped significantly by 57.62%. Lastly, the American Indian and Alaskan Native category saw a moderate increase of 14.67%.

	2000	2010	Change
White	93.86%	94.37%	0.54%
Hispanic	2.05%	2.2%	7.32%
Two or More Races	1.24%	1.5%	20.97%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0.75%	0.86%	14.67%
Black	1.51%	0.64%	-57.62%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.59%	0.43%	-27.12%