The Francke surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 551 people carried this name — #39,837 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 526,300 people counted. About the same as in 2000 (553).
Where the name comes from
The origin of the Francke surname
Borrowed from Dutch and German Francke.
From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Francke» (English), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 160 people named Francke.
2 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 12 départements, most often Nord.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere 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
84 people named Francke have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 129 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 10 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Greater Poland.
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 Switzerland’s population statistics
41 people named Francke live in Switzerland.
They live in 6 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Basel-Landschaft.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss/en/dataset/nachnamen-der-standigen-wohnbevolkerung-nach-kanton3 · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.
In Belgium’s population register
At least 21 people named Francke live in Belgium.
Statbel only publishes a name in a municipality when five or more people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in East Flanders.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.
In the Nordic population registers
240 people named Francke 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 Francke,
with a public archive behind them.
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Master Francke 1380–1435 · painter -
Paul Francke 1537–1615 · architect -
Marfil Francke d. 2022 · ecologist
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Tobias Francke d. 1693 · parson
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Hans Francke 1450–1486 · politician
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Melchior Francke 1540–1623 · mayor
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 8 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Francke.
- Francini 213 · U.S. census
- Francioni 184 · U.S. census
- Francis 78,327 · U.S. census
- Francisco 24,095 · U.S. census
- Francisque 173 · U.S. census
- Franck 3,838 · U.S. census
- Franco 69,943 · U.S. census
- Francoeur 1,445 · U.S. census
- Francois 14,593 · U.S. census
- Francoise 101 · U.S. census
- Francone 319 · U.S. census
- Francy 217 · U.S. census
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