How common is the surname Park?

106,696 people in the United States had the surname Park in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 2,894 Americans. It ranked 289th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Park?

Park Chung-hee, 3rd President of the Republic of Korea, followed by Randall Park.

Where is the surname Park most common?

Wikidata records people named Park in the United States, South Korea and the United Kingdom and 2 other countries.

How do you pronounce Park?

Park is [pʰɑɹk], one syllable.

Is the surname Park getting more or less common?

More common. 81,890 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 106,696 in 2010, up 30%.

The surname Park

A surname, carried by 106,696 people in the United States.

Pronounced [pʰɑɹk] 1 syllable Soundex P620

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Park is more common than 99.8% of them.

Origin

From park.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 106,696 people named Park in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 2,894 Americans. That is up 30% since 2000, when the Census counted 81,890.

#289

rank among US surnames

106,696

people in 2010

per 100,000 Americans

+30.3%

change since 2000 (was #343)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#280	Burton	110,529	2,793
#281	Fuller	110,116	2,804
#282	Wang	109,883	2,810
#283	Weber	109,433	2,821
#284	Welch	108,987	2,833
#285	Rojas	108,421	2,848
#286	Lucas	107,690	2,867

Who is named Park

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

73% of people named Park identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, 23% as white (not Hispanic) and 1.7% as two or more races.

Asian and Pacific Islander 73%
White (not Hispanic) 23%
Two or more races 1.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.0%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.2%

Compare: most common surnames among Asian and Pacific Islander Americans.

Famous Parks

24 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Park Chung-hee
3rd President of the Republic of Korea, 1917–1979
Randall Park
American actor (born 1974)
Ashley Park
American actress, born 1991
Robert Ezra Park
American sociologist (1864–1944)
Sydney Park
American actress, comedian, born 1997
Reg Park
British bodybuilder and actor (1928-2007)
Hettienne Park
American actress and writer, born 1983
Linda Sue Park
American author (born 1960)
Steve Park
American actor and comedian (1951-)
Max Park
American Rubik's cube speedsolver, born 2001
Alexandra Park
Australian actress (born 1989)
Richard Park
American ice hockey player, born 1976

Notable Parks come mostly from the United States (19), South Korea (2) and the United Kingdom (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Park

Park has the Soundex code P620, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code P620.

Questions

Where does the surname Park come from?: From park.
How common is the surname Park?: 106,696 people in the United States had the surname Park in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 2,894 Americans. It ranked 289th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Park?: In the 2010 Census, 73% of people named Park identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, and 23% as white (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Park?: Park Chung-hee, 3rd President of the Republic of Korea, followed by Randall Park.
Where is the surname Park most common?: Wikidata records people named Park in the United States, South Korea and the United Kingdom and 2 other countries.
How do you pronounce Park?: Park is [pʰɑɹk], one syllable.
Is the surname Park getting more or less common?: More common. 81,890 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 106,696 in 2010, up 30%.