Definitions for folks
folks

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:3.0 / 1 vote

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"

WiktionaryRate this definition:2.0 / 1 vote

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.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

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 DictionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

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 RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

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.

Matched Categories

1. • Kin

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How to pronounce folks?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say folks in sign language?

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. Daniel Carder:

   They saw what had happened and called to say: 'Good job, you guys,' some folks said: 'How did they not learn from our mistakes 15 years ago?'.

2. Chris Christie:

   Our folks listened to our warnings. They stayed in. We were prepared.

3. Chris Murphy:

   I have no issues with Rahm, he has a history of rubbing some folks pretty roughly but I think he brings some good ideas to the table.

4. South Carolina:

   I think a lot of folks are keeping their powder dry until Nikki or Tim make a decision, and I would be in that category.

5. Lance Davis:

   Folks live in polyamorous relationships and have for probably forever. Right now, our laws deny their existence and that doesn't strike me as the right way to write laws at any level, hopefully this gives folks a legal foundation from which to have discussion. Maybe others will follow our lead.

Popularity rank by frequency of use

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=folks
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Folks
3. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
4. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/folks
5. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html
6. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=folks