Folsom is used as a family name or surname in United States. It is 6 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Folsom
No. of characters: 6
Origin: United States
Meaning: Currently, no meaning found for Folsom

How popular is Folsom?

Folsom is common in United States.

Folsom is ranked 48867 on our list.

Despite the fact that the number of Folsom bearers increased by 1.239174 per cent in 2010 US census to 7598 since 2000, the surname slipped by 293 spots and ranked at 4667. The last name was found in around 26 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 87.22 87.99
Black 4.38 4.06
Hispanic or Latino 2.7 1.96
Others 2.66 2.08
American Indian and Alaska Native 2.3 3.34
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 0.74 0.56
Folsom is quite popular last name mostly concentrated in United States which signifies that it is originated from United States. Around 9750 people have been found who wears Folsom as their family name. Folsom is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
135,535 Australia9
381,097 Ukraine4
10,542 China4
3,224 Afghanistan3
40,256 Mexico2
153,416 Italy1
1,704,541 India1
174,544 Czech Republic1
7,847 Albania1
897,276 Russia1
14,618 Guyana1
50,549 Georgia1
10,958 Bangladesh1
91,024 Belgium1
83,428 United Arab Emirates1
3,586 Honduras1
81,201 Switzerland1
7,895 South Korea1
47,891 Norway1
31,207 Ireland1
199,150 Kazakhstan1
29,046 Japan1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
155,398 France49
126,462 England22
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
43,335 Canada73
Countries with hundreds of Folsom:
43,536 Germany235
Countries with thousands of Folsom:
4,283 United States9,332
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Folsom Namesakes

  • Allan Folsom, Novelist
  • Jim Folsom, Jr., Former Governor of Alabama
  • Burton W. Folsom, Jr., Historian
  • Jim Folsom, Jr., Former Governor of Alabama
  • Georgette Folsom Fitzgibbon, Constantine Fitzgibbon's mother
  • Frances Folsom Cleveland Preston, Former First Lady of the United States
  • Gerrit Folsom, Television producer
  • Jim Folsom, Jr., Former Governor of Alabama
  • Jim Folsom, Former Governor of Alabama
  • Jim Folsom, Jr., Former Governor of Alabama
  • In 2018, Andrew Folsom portrayed the role of Partygoer in drama, thriller film Young Americans.
  • In 2012, Grace Folsom played the role of Sara Lowe in drama film Things I Don't Understand.

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