Folly is used as a family name or surname in Togo. It is 5 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Folly
No. of characters: 5
Origin: Togo
Meaning: Currently, no meaning found for Folly

How popular is Folly?

Folly is common in Togo.

Folly is ranked 15559 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Follies grew by 40.59406 per cent to 142 since 2000 and ranked 121590 after elevating 27738 spots. The last name was found in around 0 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
Black 58.45 40.59
White 32.39 50.5
Hispanic or Latino 5.63 0
Folly is quite popular last name mostly concentrated in Togo which signifies that it is originated from Togo. Around 33785 people have been found who wears Folly as their family name. Folly is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
153,990 Australia7
46,707 New Zealand5
941 Liberia3
52,939 United Arab Emirates2
34,681 Norway2
24,766 Scotland2
20,595 China2
23,344 Austria2
6,266 Luxembourg2
14,004 Hungary2
1,421 Gabon2
53,505 Turkey1
18,969 Wales1
810,193 Indonesia1
13,972 Sri Lanka1
664 Equatorial Guinea1
3,350 Fiji1
25,746 Finland1
1,818 Guernsey1
16,640 Hong Kong1
29,595 Iran1
6,688 Malawi1
2,040 Mali1
38,830 Morocco1
118,015 Netherlands1
17,768 Pakistan1
58,885 Poland1
21,562 Portugal1
15,705 Cameroon1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
95,259 Italy45
2,803 Senegal30
98,676 Canada27
52,530 Belgium22
12,285 Burkina Faso15
9,757 Nigeria15
Countries with hundreds of Folly:
2,690 Ivory Coast877
14,850 France637
22,865 South Africa256
5,304 Switzerland225
125,900 United States169
71,225 Germany134
33,856 England129
Countries with thousands of Folly:
415 Benin4,218
575 Niger2,677
5,256 Brazil2,655
2,945 Ghana1,038
Countries with ten thousands of Folly:
7 Togo20,567
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Immigrants to US

From Ireland

Joseph Folly worked as workman and hailed from Ireland. During the great famine, 40 years old embarked for USA from Liverpool on Victoria and arrived on November 7, 1848. 22 years old Mary Folly, 16 years old Biddy Folly, 34 years old Thades Folly, Farmer Patrick Folly, Nancy Folly, aged 35, Thomas Folly (45) Immigrant, Ellen Folly, aged 15, Workman Thomas Folly, and 1 other Folly around 44.44% of whom were workman while others worked as farmer migrated to US from Liverpool, Youghal and Cork.

Comments

M
Marisa Basye
 folly is noon surname, represents the Latinized form of mad, mad, nickname which applies to one who foolishly leads.

Folly Namesakes

  • Anne-Laure Folly, Film-maker
  • Jean-Christophe Folly, Actor
  • Anne-Laure Folly, Film-maker
  • Anne-Laure Folly, Film-maker
  • Yoann Folly, Soccer player

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