# Dark (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/dark/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 2,507 |
| US rank (2010) | 12,399 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 123,153 people |
| Change since 2000 | -12.6% (2,868 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Who carries it

Share of people named Dark in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 64% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 20% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 3.0% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 12% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.4% |
| Two or more races | 1.4% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Dark in the United States.

## People named Dark

- Alvin Dark, American baseball player and manager (1922-2014)
- Christopher Dark, American actor (1920-1971)

## Similar surnames

Drake, Darga, Darcy, Darosa, Darius, Dorsey, Derrick, Derosa, Dorris, Dirks, Derose, Durkee.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.