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Princeton's WordNet

  1. folksnoun

    your parents

    "he wrote to his folks every day"

  2. folk, folks, common peoplenoun

    people in general (often used in the plural)

    "they're just country folk"; "folks around here drink moonshine"; "the common people determine the group character and preserve its customs from one generation to the next"

Wiktionary

  1. folksnoun

    The members of one's household; especially one's parents and immediate family.

    My folks visit us at Christmas.

  2. folksnoun

    People in general; everybody or anybody.

    Lots of folks like to travel during the holidays.

ChatGPT

  1. folks

    Folks is a plural noun that is used to refer to people or individuals in a casual, friendly and inclusive manner. It is often used to address a group of people or to talk about a group of individuals in a collective sense.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Folks

    in Anglo-Saxon times, the people of a group of townships or villages; a community; a tribe

  2. Folks

    people in general, or a separate class of people; -- generally used in the plural form, and often with a qualifying adjective; as, the old folks; poor folks

  3. Folks

    the persons of one's own family; as, our folks are all well

  4. Etymology: [AS. folc; akin to D. volk, OS. & OHG. folk, G. volk, Icel. flk, Sw. & Dan. folk, Lith. pulkas crowd, and perh. to E. follow.]

Surnames Frequency by Census Records

  1. FOLKS

    According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Folks is ranked #12861 in terms of the most common surnames in America.

    The Folks surname appeared 2,394 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 would have the surname Folks.

    59.6% or 1,429 total occurrences were White.
    30.7% or 737 total occurrences were Black.
    6.1% or 147 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
    2.8% or 68 total occurrences were of two or more races.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of Folks in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of Folks in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of Folks in a Sentence

  1. John Gross:

    As a defense attorney, I cannot imagine a possible defense that he would have to these charges, maybe at sentencing, he'll say something about what caused him to do this. And maybe that will bring some closure for some folks. But it's really hard to even imagine what he could say to give people context or closure for an act that's so bizarre and violent — and unjustifiable.

  2. Donald Trump:

    A lot of these folks helped me during my campaign. I'm going to be as loyal to them as they were to me.

  3. Panama City:

    Our police chief said it best — the last book most of these folks read was ‘ Cat in the Hat, ’.

  4. Jeff Bock:

    This summer will be a true test for Hollywood, one that will likely test the industry's might as well as their magic, if all goes well, folks will be lining up for blockbusters from May through Labor Day, but for studios and exhibitors to be truly successful, they'll not only need debuts that knock Labor Day out of the park but a string of victories week in and week out.

  5. George Maus:

    Most of our folks are in a state of readiness.

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