Folkert is used as a family name or surname in Ireland, England. It is 7 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Folkert
No. of characters: 7
Origin: Ireland, England
Meaning:

The family name Folkert is a variation of Folkard. Fulcher or Fulcherus, a Domesday name, is doubtless the same as Folchard or Folcard, borne by an eminent Flemish scholar, who settled in England about the time of the Conquest and became abbot of Thorney.

How popular is Folkert?

Folkert is common in United States.

Folkert is ranked 423853 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Folkerts plummeted by 2.94 per cent to 396 since 2000 and slipped by 3816 spots and ranked at 52383. The last name was found in around 1 per million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 95.71 99.51
Folkert is a very rare family name, few people in United States and Poland have the last name. Around 816 people have been found who wears Folkert as their family name. Folkert is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with hundreds of Folkert:
50,448 United States580
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
42,551 Poland97
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
100,509 Germany46
44,765 Netherlands38
292,169 Russia18
76,885 Czechia11
280,838 France11
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 6 - 10:
553,295 Thailand6

Immigrants to US

From Germany

15 years old laborer Heinrich Folkert who was residing in Germany migrated to USA on November 19, 1882 by Hermann put out from Bremen. Joh.G. Folkert, aged 67, Leonore Folkert (54), Wilhelm Folkert, aged 23, Folkert Folkert, aged 9, Jacob Folkert, aged 16, Johanne Folkert, aged 1, 11 years old Meta Folkert, 30 years old Soberich Folkert, are others that migrated to US.

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