How common is the surname Lenk?

904 people in the United States had the surname Lenk in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 341,533 Americans. It ranked 26,873rd of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Lenk?

In the 2010 Census, 93% of people named Lenk identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Lenk?

Tom Lenk, American actor, followed by Maria Lenk.

Where is the surname Lenk most common?

Wikidata records people named Lenk in the United States and Brazil.

Is the surname Lenk getting more or less common?

Less common. 932 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 904 in 2010, down 3.0%.

The surname Lenk

A surname, carried by 904 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex L520

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Lenk is more common than 83.4% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 904 people named Lenk in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 341,533 Americans. That is down 3.0% since 2000, when the Census counted 932.

#26,873

rank among US surnames

904

people in 2010

0.3

per 100,000 Americans

-3%

change since 2000 (was #25,006)

Who is named Lenk

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

93% of people named Lenk identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.4% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 93%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.6%
Two or more races 1.4%
Black (not Hispanic) 1.2%
Asian and Pacific Islander 1.1%
American Indian and Alaska Native 1.0%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Lenks

4 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Tom Lenk
American actor, born 1976
Maria Lenk
Brazilian swimmer (1915–2007)
Katrina Lenk
American actress, born 1974
Wilhelm Lenk von Wolfsberg
Austro-Hungarian general and scientist, 1809–1894

Notable Lenks come mostly from the United States (2) and Brazil (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Lenk

Lenk has the Soundex code L520, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code L520.

Questions

How common is the surname Lenk?: 904 people in the United States had the surname Lenk in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 341,533 Americans. It ranked 26,873rd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Lenk?: In the 2010 Census, 93% of people named Lenk identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Lenk?: Tom Lenk, American actor, followed by Maria Lenk.
Where is the surname Lenk most common?: Wikidata records people named Lenk in the United States and Brazil.
Is the surname Lenk getting more or less common?: Less common. 932 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 904 in 2010, down 3.0%.