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1. Folds

   Benjamin Scott Folds (born September 12, 1966) is an American singer-songwriter, musician, and composer. Folds was the frontman and pianist of the alternative rock trio Ben Folds Five from 1993 to 2000, and again in the early 2010s during their reunion. He has recorded a number of solo albums and performed live as a solo artist. He has also collaborated with musicians such as William Shatner, Regina Spektor, "Weird Al" Yankovic, and yMusic, and undertaken experimental songwriting projects with authors such as Nick Hornby and Neil Gaiman. Since May 2017, he has been the first artistic advisor to the National Symphony Orchestra at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C..Folds has frequently performed arrangements of his music with uncommon instrumentation, including symphony orchestras and a cappella groups. In addition to contributing music to the soundtracks of the animated films Hoodwinked!, and Over the Hedge, Folds has produced several albums, including Amanda Palmer's first solo album. Folds was a judge on the NBC a cappella singing contest The Sing-Off from 2009 to 2013. In July 2019, Folds published his first book, a memoir, titled A Dream About Lightning Bugs: A Life of Music and Cheap Lessons.

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1. FOLDS

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Folds is ranked #18068 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Folds surname appeared 1,543 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 would have the surname Folds.
   
   85.9% or 1,326 total occurrences were White.
   10.8% or 167 total occurrences were Black.
   1.8% or 29 total occurrences were of two or more races.
   1% or 16 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.

How to pronounce Folds?

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 Folds in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Folds in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Folds in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of Folds in a Sentence

1. Michael Schwartz:

   We were super proud to have Folds of Honor here tonight and Lee Brice gracing our stage to an incredible crowd on an incredible evening, i was excited to come up at the end of the show and offer a match for anybody that would donate the $5k which is a one-year scholarship for their organization. We were lucky enough after a lot of people gave a lot of money all night long, that two other people came to the table and donated $5k each which we are gonna match.

2. Kahlil Gibran:

   We were a silent, hidden thought in the folds of oblivion, and we have become a voice that causes the heavens to tremble.

3. Henri-Frederic Amiel:

   Woman is the salvation or the destruction of the family. She carries its destiny in the folds of her mantle.

4. Kensington Palace:

   The focus of the dress is the graphic open bateau neckline that gracefully frames the shoulders and emphasizes the slender sculpted waist, the lines of the dress extend toward the back where the train flows in soft round folds cushioned by an underskirt in triple silk organza. The slim three-quarter sleeves add a note of refined modernity.

5. Ron Zuckerman:

   I can give you this floppy thing like a necklace that's just wiggling -around and you can actually fold it, all of a sudden the helical folds start to become stable because all the magnets line up.

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References

1. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Folds
2. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html