How Common Is the Last Name Franklin?

Estimated U.S. bearers of the surname Franklin today

133,554

Ranked #251 of 162,254 published surnames · 40.89 per 100,000 Americans (2010 Census) · 120,621 bearers counted in 2010, scaled to today's population.

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Ancestry breakdown reported in the 2010 Census

White

54.38%

Black

38.76%

Asian / Pacific Islander

0.54%

Hispanic

2.7%

Percentages are the Census Bureau's published figures for surname bearers in 2010. Figures are estimates from public records — see the methodology page.