Folk
English
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
edit- 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
editFolk (plural Folks)
- A surname.
Statistics
edit- 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.