Explore the Family Name Follman

The meaning of Follman

1. Americanized form of German Vollmann, from the personal name Volkmann. 2. Jewish (Ashkenazic): unexplained. Some characteristic forenames: Jewish Chaim, Hyman, Yochanan, Ahron, Eluzer, Tzvi, Yehuda, Yitzchock.

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

According to data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Follman slightly declined between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Follman was ranked the 39,756th most popular surname in the United States, but by 2010 it dropped to the 43,369th position, a decrease of roughly 9%. The count of individuals bearing the surname also experienced a slight dip from 520 in 2000 to 498 in 2010, representing a decline of approximately 4%. The proportion per 100,000 people also fell by 10.53% over this decade.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#39,756	#43,369	-9.09%
Count	520	498	-4.23%
Proportion per 100k	0.19	0.17	-10.53%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Follman

The ethnic identity associated with the surname Follman is predominantly White, based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census. In 2000, 95.38% of individuals with this surname identified as White, a figure that increased slightly to 97.19% in 2010. There was also a small representation of Hispanic ethnicity within those holding the Follman surname, growing from 1.92% in 2000 to 2.21% in 2010, an increase of 15.10%. In 2000, a small fraction (1.35%) identified as belonging to two or more races, however, this percentage dropped to 0 in 2010. No individuals with the Follman surname identified as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.38%	97.19%	1.9%
Hispanic	1.92%	2.21%	15.1%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	1.35%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%