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    The surname Balk

    A surname, carried by 3,228 people in the United States.

    1 syllable Soundex B420

    Balk: #9,991 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Balk #9,991, 3,228 people Balk: #9,991 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Balk #9,991, 3,228 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Balk is more common than 93.8% of them.

    Origin

    A surname.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 3,228 people named Balk in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 95,646 Americans. That is up 44% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,248.

    #9,991
    rank among US surnames
    3,228
    people in 2010
    1.1
    per 100,000 Americans
    +43.6%
    change since 2000 (was #12,634)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #9,983Line3,23195,557
    #9,987Chavers3,23095,587
    #9,989Sonnenberg3,22995,616
    #9,991Leek3,22895,646
    #9,994Shoaf3,22795,676
    #9,997Sword3,22595,735
    #9,998Jaques3,22495,765

    Who is named Balk

    Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

    67% of people named Balk identified as white (not Hispanic), 29% as Asian and Pacific Islander and 2.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

    • White (not Hispanic) 67%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 29%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.4%
    • Two or more races 1.5%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Native American are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Balks

    1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Fairuza Balk
      American actress, born 1974

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Balk

    Balk has the Soundex code B420, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code B420.

    Questions

    How common is the surname Balk?
    3,228 people in the United States had the surname Balk in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 95,646 Americans. It ranked 9,991st of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Balk?
    In the 2010 Census, 67% of people named Balk identified as white (not Hispanic), and 29% as Asian and Pacific Islander.
    Who is the most famous person named Balk?
    Fairuza Balk, American actress.
    Where is the surname Balk most common?
    Wikidata records people named Balk in the United States.
    Is the surname Balk getting more or less common?
    More common. 2,248 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,228 in 2010, up 44%.