Explore the Family Name Folz

The meaning of Folz

1. German: variant of Volz. 2. Americanized form of German Volz, a cognate of 1 above.

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

According to data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Folz has seen a slight decrease from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, Folz was ranked as the 20,543rd most popular surname, with approximately 1,200 individuals bearing the name at a proportion of 0.44 per 100,000 people. By 2010, the rank had slipped to 24,608 and the count had reduced to around 1,015 individuals, adjusting the proportion to 0.34 per 100,000 people. This represents a decline in popularity by roughly 19.79% and a count decrease of about 15.42%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#20,543	#24,608	-19.79%
Count	1,200	1,015	-15.42%
Proportion per 100k	0.44	0.34	-22.73%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Folz

In terms of ethnic identity, data derived from the Decennial U.S. Census indicates that the majority of individuals with the surname Folz identify as White, although there have been notable changes among other ethnicities. Between 2000 and 2010, those identifying as White decreased slightly from 97% to 96.16%. Meanwhile, the percentage of those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander rose from 0.67% to 0.89%, an increase of 32.84%. Individuals identifying as having two or more races also saw an increase from 0.5% to 0.59%, a change of 18%. Over the same period, the Hispanic representation increased from 1.08% to 1.48%, representing a growth of 37.04%. There were no recorded instances of individuals identifying as Black or American Indian and Alaskan Native.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97%	96.16%	-0.87%
Hispanic	1.08%	1.48%	37.04%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.67%	0.89%	32.84%
Two or More Races	0.5%	0.59%	18%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%