How common is the surname Chalk?

3,198 people in the United States had the surname Chalk in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 96,543 Americans. It ranked 10,079th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Chalk?

Chris Chalk, American actor (born 1977).

Where is the surname Chalk most common?

Wikidata records people named Chalk in the United States.

Is the surname Chalk getting more or less common?

More common. 2,618 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,198 in 2010, up 22%.

The surname Chalk

An English surname, carried by 3,198 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex C420

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Chalk is more common than 93.8% of them.

Origin

English origin

From early Middle English Celc, from Old English ċealc (“chalk”)

One of 1,446 English surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 3,198 people named Chalk in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 96,543 Americans. That is up 22% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,618.

#10,079

rank among US surnames

3,198

people in 2010

1.1

per 100,000 Americans

+22.2%

change since 2000 (was #11,121)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#10,072	Cranston	3,200	96,483
#10,075	Nemec	3,199	96,513
#10,079	Gaudette	3,198	96,543
#10,082	Kiker	3,197	96,574
#10,085	Risinger	3,196	96,604
#10,088	Kahle	3,195	96,634

Who is named Chalk

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

73% of people named Chalk identified as white (not Hispanic), 18% as Black (not Hispanic) and 5.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 73%
Black (not Hispanic) 18%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 5.1%
Two or more races 2.3%
Asian and Pacific Islander 1.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.5%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Chalks

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Chris Chalk
American actor (born 1977)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Chalk

Chalk has the Soundex code C420, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code C420.

Other English surnames

All 1,446 English surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Chalk come from?: From early Middle English Celc, from Old English ċealc (“chalk”)
How common is the surname Chalk?: 3,198 people in the United States had the surname Chalk in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 96,543 Americans. It ranked 10,079th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Chalk?: In the 2010 Census, 73% of people named Chalk identified as white (not Hispanic), and 18% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Chalk?: Chris Chalk, American actor (born 1977).
Where is the surname Chalk most common?: Wikidata records people named Chalk in the United States.
Is the surname Chalk getting more or less common?: More common. 2,618 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,198 in 2010, up 22%.