The Folmer surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 641 people carried this name — #35,147 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 454,500 people counted. That is down 3% from 661 in 2000.
Where the name comes from
The origin of the Folmer surname
Americanized spelling of German Vollmer.
From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Folmer» (English), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.
In Argentina’s national register
At least 1,005 people named Folmer 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 Entre Ríos.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere 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 127 people named Folmer.
4 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 17 départements, most often Moselle.
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.
In Poland’s population register
99 people named Folmer have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 116 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 8 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Lower Silesian.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
PESEL register, Ministry of Digital Affairs of Poland (dane.gov.pl) — CC0 · living people by voivodeship of permanent residence, 20 January 2026.
In the Nordic population registers
25 people named Folmer is counted in Sweden.
Sweden’s figure is from 31 December 2022, the last count Statistics Sweden published.
Counted, by country
Own calculations based on data from Statistics Sweden (SCB), surnames with at least two bearers, 31 December 2022 — CC BY 4.0 (names with 20 or more bearers shown).
Who carried it
People named Folmer,
with a public archive behind them.
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Henricus Johannes Folmer 1731–1781 · preacher -
Tiddo Folmer 1879–1957 · librarian
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Georges Folmer 1895–1977 · painter
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Dirk Willem Folmer 1909–1944 · resistance fighter
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Joke Folmer 1923–2022 · resistance fighter
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Klaske Folmer 1926–2011 · writer
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 8 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Folmer.
When the index is not enough
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