Folk

See also: folk and fólk

English

Alternative forms

Etymology
  • As a German surname, variant of Volk (“people, tribe”).
  • As an English surname, variant of Foulk, related to the noun folk, thus cognate with the above.

Proper noun

Folk (plural Folks)

  1. A surname.

Statistics
  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Folk is the 5778th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 5996 individuals. Folk is most common among White (82.71%) and Black/African American (12.32%) individuals.
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