# Lark (surname)

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

A surname transferred from the nickname, from lark as a byname or for a catcher and seller of larks.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | nickname, from a description or nickname of an ancestor |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 4,055 |
| US rank (2010) | 8,174 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 76,139 people |
| Change since 2000 | +15% (3,537 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Who carries it

Share of people named Lark 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) | 50% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 42% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 4.0% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 1.4% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.2% |
| Two or more races | 2.6% |

## Similar surnames

Larock, Largo, Larios, Larose, Large, Larosa, Lares, Laris, Laroche, Larocca, Lerch, Leroux.

## 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.