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.

Czech

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈfolk]

Proper noun

Folk m anim (female equivalent Folková)

  1. a male surname

Declension

Declension of Folk (velar masculine animate)
singular plural
nominative Folk Folkové
genitive Folka Folků
dative Folkovi Folkům
accusative Folka Folky
vocative Folku Folkové
locative Folkovi Folcích
instrumental Folkem Folky

Further reading

  • “Folk”, in Příjmení.cz (in Czech)
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