Franko

See also: franko and franko-

English

Etymology

• As a Ukrainian, Polish, Slovene, Czech, and Carpathian Rusyn surname, from the personal name Franko, a rendition of Francis. Compare Franco.
• As a Jewish surname, Slavicized from Frank, related to the above.

Proper noun

Franko (plural Frankos)

1. A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Franko is the 13263^rd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 2301 individuals. Franko is most common among White (81.4%) and Hispanic/Latino (14.86%) individuals.

Cimbrian

Proper noun

Franko m

1. a male given name from the Germanic languages, equivalent to English Frank

References

• Patuzzi, Umberto, ed., (2013) Luserna / Lusérn: Le nostre parole / Ünsarne börtar / Unsere Wörter [Our Words], Luserna, Italy: Comitato unitario delle isole linguistiche storiche germaniche in Italia / Einheitskomitee der historischen deutschen Sprachinseln in Italien

Old High German

Alternative forms

• Franco

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *frankō, from Proto-Germanic *frankô.

Noun

Franko m

1. a Frank

Declension

Declension of Franko (masculine n-stem)

case	singular	plural
nominative	Franko	Frankon, Frankun
accusative	Frankon, Frankun	Frankon, Frankun
genitive	Franken, Frankin	Frankōno
dative	Franken, Frankin	Frankōm, Frankōn

Slovak

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈfrankɔ]

Proper noun

Franko m pers (female equivalent Franková)

1. a male surname

Declension

Declension of Franko (pattern chlap)

	singular	plural 1	plural 2
nominative	Franko	Frankovia	Frankovci
genitive	Franka	Frankov	Frankovcov
dative	Frankovi	Frankom	Frankovcom
accusative	Franka	Frankov	Frankovcov
locative	Frankovi	Frankoch	Frankovcoch
instrumental	Frankom	Frankami	Frankovcami

Further reading

• “Franko”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2025

Slovene

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fràːnkɔ/

Proper noun

Fránko m animacy unspecified

1. a male given name, equivalent to English Frank
2. a surname transferred from the given name

Further reading

• “Franko”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU (in Slovene), 2014–2025
• Keber, Janez (2021) Leksikon priimkov [Dictionary of Surnames] (in Slovene), Celje: Celjska Mohorjeva družba, →ISBN, page 193