The Folch surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 145 people carried this name — #119,508 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 2,000,000 people counted. That is up 4% from 139 in 2000.
In Argentina’s national register
At least 144 people named Folch live in Argentina.
RENAPER only publishes a name in a province when more than ten people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Santa Fe.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 113 people named Folch.
18 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 28 départements, most often Aude.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
Who carried it
People named Folch,
with a public archive behind them.
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Antoni Folch de Cardona 1657–1724 · archbishop -
Joseph Folch de Cardon de Sandrans 1739–1799 · politician -
Manuel Folch i Torres 1876–1928 · writer -
Josep Maria Folch i Torres 1880–1950 · writer -
Anglesa de Cardona 1140–1209
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Francesc de Paula Folch i Amich 1799–1888 · physician
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Folch.
When the index is not enough
This page says where Folch is.
A volume says what happened to it.
Every page in the index is free and stays free. The Heritage Volume is the long form: the full paper trail, the arms, the crossing — bound, and yours.