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

Franky, 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 Franky surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Franky in America

Franky is the 156044th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Franky surname appeared 104 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname Franky.

The history of the last name Franky

The surname Franky is thought to have originated from the Low German and Dutch region of northwestern Europe during the late Middle Ages. It is believed to be a variant of the Germanic name Franko, which itself derives from the ethnic name Frank, referring to the Germanic tribe that settled in what is now France during the 5th century.

One of the earliest recorded uses of the surname Franky can be found in the Bremisches Urkundenbuch, a collection of historical documents from the Free Hanseatic City of Bremen dating back to the 13th century. In this text, a certain "Henricus Franky" is mentioned in a document from 1287.

The surname Franky also appears in various medieval records from the Netherlands, with a "Willelmus Franky" being recorded in the archives of the city of Leiden in 1376. It is possible that the name was also influenced by the Middle Dutch word "franc," meaning "free" or "frank," which may have been used as a descriptive term for someone of a free or noble status.

During the 16th and 17th centuries, as Dutch settlers and traders began to establish colonies and trading posts around the world, the surname Franky likely traveled with them. One notable bearer of the name was Jan Franky, a Dutch merchant and explorer who was part of the first Dutch expedition to reach Japan in 1600.

In the 18th century, a prominent figure with the surname Franky was Johann Michael Franky, a German philosopher and theologian born in Saxony in 1722. He is known for his writings on natural theology and his opposition to the ideas of the Enlightenment thinker Immanuel Kant.

Another notable bearer of the surname was Joseph Franky, an Austrian composer and violinist who lived from 1825 to 1891. He is best known for his compositions for violin and his contributions to the development of the Viennese violin school.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Franky

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

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 Franky 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.

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 Franky was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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