How common is the surname Dark?

2,507 people in the United States had the surname Dark in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 123,153 Americans. It ranked 12,399th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Dark?

Alvin Dark, American baseball player and manager (1922-2014), followed by Christopher Dark.

Where is the surname Dark most common?

Wikidata records people named Dark in the United States.

Is the surname Dark getting more or less common?

Less common. 2,868 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,507 in 2010, down 13%.

The surname Dark

A surname, carried by 2,507 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex D620

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Dark is more common than 92.4% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 2,507 people named Dark in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 123,153 Americans. That is down 13% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,868.

#12,399

rank among US surnames

2,507

people in 2010

0.8

per 100,000 Americans

-12.6%

change since 2000 (was #10,294)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#12,393	Lovins	2,510	123,006
#12,395	Melia	2,509	123,055
#12,397	Banfield	2,508	123,104
#12,399	Lipman	2,507	123,153
#12,407	Keithley	2,506	123,203

Who is named Dark

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

64% of people named Dark identified as white (not Hispanic), 20% as Black (not Hispanic) and 12% as Asian and Pacific Islander.

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

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Darks

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

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

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Dark

Dark has the Soundex code D620, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code D620.

Questions

How common is the surname Dark?: 2,507 people in the United States had the surname Dark in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 123,153 Americans. It ranked 12,399th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Dark?: In the 2010 Census, 64% of people named Dark identified as white (not Hispanic), and 20% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Dark?: Alvin Dark, American baseball player and manager (1922-2014), followed by Christopher Dark.
Where is the surname Dark most common?: Wikidata records people named Dark in the United States.
Is the surname Dark getting more or less common?: Less common. 2,868 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,507 in 2010, down 13%.