How common is the surname Bjork?

3,317 people in the United States had the surname Bjork in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 93,080 Americans. It ranked 9,767th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Bjork?

In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Bjork identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Bjork?

Brant Bjork, American rock musician, followed by Anders Bjork.

Where is the surname Bjork most common?

Wikidata records people named Bjork in the United States.

Is the surname Bjork getting more or less common?

More common. 3,186 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,317 in 2010, up 4.1%.

The surname Bjork

A surname, carried by 3,317 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex B262

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Bjork is more common than 94% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 3,317 people named Bjork in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 93,080 Americans. That is up 4.1% since 2000, when the Census counted 3,186.

#9,767

rank among US surnames

3,317

people in 2010

1.1

per 100,000 Americans

+4.1%

change since 2000 (was #9,379)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#9,760	Penton	3,321	92,968
#9,761	Struck	3,320	92,996
#9,765	Channell	3,318	93,052
#9,767	Percival	3,317	93,080
#9,770	Parekh	3,316	93,108

Who is named Bjork

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

95% of people named Bjork identified as white (not Hispanic), 1.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.5% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 95%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.9%
Two or more races 1.5%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.7%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.3%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Bjorks

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Brant Bjork
American rock musician, born 1973
Anders Bjork
American ice hockey player, born 1996

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Bjork

Bjork has the Soundex code B262, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code B262.

Questions

How common is the surname Bjork?: 3,317 people in the United States had the surname Bjork in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 93,080 Americans. It ranked 9,767th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Bjork?: In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Bjork identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Bjork?: Brant Bjork, American rock musician, followed by Anders Bjork.
Where is the surname Bjork most common?: Wikidata records people named Bjork in the United States.
Is the surname Bjork getting more or less common?: More common. 3,186 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,317 in 2010, up 4.1%.