Find out how popular the last name Folmar is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Folmar.

Folmar, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Folmar surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Folmar in America

Folmar is the 16136th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Folmar surname appeared 1,793 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 people would have the surname Folmar.

We can also compare 2010 data for Folmar to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Folmar

The surname FOLMAR is of German origin, emerging in the Middle Ages around the 12th century. It is derived from the Old High German word "folcmar," which means "people's horse." This suggests that the name may have initially been given to someone who bred or cared for horses belonging to the community.

The earliest recorded instance of the name FOLMAR can be found in the Codex Traditionum Corbeiensium, a medieval cartulary from the Benedictine abbey of Corvey in present-day North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. This document, dating back to the 9th century, mentions an individual named Folcmar who was a landowner in the area.

Another notable historical reference to the name FOLMAR is in the Annales Xantenses, a chronicle written by monks in the town of Xanten, also in North Rhine-Westphalia, in the 12th century. This chronicle records the exploits of a knight named Folcmar who participated in the Crusades.

One of the earliest known bearers of the name FOLMAR was a German monk and chronicler who lived in the late 11th and early 12th centuries. Born around 1060, he is known as Folmar of Triefenstein and is credited with writing the Vita Sancti Sturmii, a biography of Saint Sturm, the first abbot of Fulda.

In the 13th century, a prominent figure with the surname FOLMAR was a German churchman named Folmar of Oldenburg. He served as the Bishop of Münster from 1233 to 1238 and is known for his involvement in mediating disputes between local nobles.

Moving forward to the 16th century, a notable individual with the surname FOLMAR was Adam Folmar (1470-1532), a German humanist and theologian who taught at the University of Heidelberg. He was a vocal supporter of the Protestant Reformation and played a role in introducing Martin Luther's teachings to the region.

Throughout its history, the surname FOLMAR has also been associated with various place names, particularly in Germany. For instance, there is a village called Folmars in the state of Rhineland-Palatinate, which may have derived its name from the surname or vice versa.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Folmar

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Folmar.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Folmar was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Folmar has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Folmar was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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