Explore the Family Name Folse

The meaning of Folse

Americanized form of German Volz or Voltz. The surnames Volz and Voltz are also found in France (Alsace and Lorraine). Some characteristic forenames: French Emile, Amie, Antoine, Celestine, Fernand, Leandre.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Folse experienced a slight increase in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, the surname ranked 13,641st most common, with 2,040 individuals carrying the name. By 2010, the rank had slightly improved to 13,470th, with the count rising to 2,260, marking an approximate increase of 10.78%. The proportion of people with the Folse surname per 100,000 also marginally increased from 0.76 to 0.77 during this period.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#13,641	#13,470	1.25%
Count	2,040	2,260	10.78%
Proportion per 100k	0.76	0.77	1.32%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Folse

Regarding ethnicity, according to the data from the Decennial U.S. Census, there was a noticeable shift in the ethnic identity associated with the Folse surname from 2000 to 2010. The percentage of those identifying as White decreased slightly from 88.82% to 86.33%. However, there were significant increases within the Hispanic and Black communities, with percentages rising from 1.37% to 1.86% and 7.99% to 10.04% respectively. The percentage of those identifying as belonging to two or more races slightly decreased from 1.27% to 1.19%. Notably, by 2010, small proportions of individuals with this surname began to identify as Asian/Pacific Islander and American Indian and Alaskan Native, where no such identification was recorded in 2000.

	2000	2010	Change
White	88.82%	86.33%	-2.8%
Black	7.99%	10.04%	25.66%
Hispanic	1.37%	1.86%	35.77%
Two or More Races	1.27%	1.19%	-6.3%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0.31%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0.27%	0%