Explore the Family Name Folmer

The meaning of Folmer

1. German: variant of Follmer and, in North America, (also) an altered form of this or Vollmer. The surname Folmer is also found in Poland and France (Lorraine). 2. Dutch: from the personal name Folmer, a cognate of German Vollmer, or an adaptation of the German surname. Compare Volmer.

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

Based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Folmer has seen a slight decrease in recent years. In 2000, Folmer was ranked 32,743rd most popular surname and by 2010, it had slid to 35,147th place, marking a 7.34% decrease. The total count of individuals with this surname also decreased from 661 in 2000 to 641 in 2010, indicating a decline of 3.03%. Consequently, the proportion per 100k people dropped by 12.0% over the same period.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#32,743	#35,147	-7.34%
Count	661	641	-3.03%
Proportion per 100k	0.25	0.22	-12%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Folmer

Turning to the ethnic breakdown, according to the Decennial U.S. Census, those bearing the surname Folmer are predominantly of White ethnicity, accounting for 93.34% in 2000 and rising slightly to 94.23% in 2010. The Hispanic population within this group also saw an increase from 1.82% in 2000 to 2.34% in 2010. However, there was a sharp decrease in the Black population from 3.33% in 2000 to just 0.94% in 2010. The percentage of individuals who identify as two or more races was recorded at 1.40% in 2010, while no individuals identified as Asian/Pacific Islander or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	93.34%	94.23%	0.95%
Hispanic	1.82%	2.34%	28.57%
Two or More Races	0%	1.4%	0%
Black	3.33%	0.94%	-71.77%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%