How common is the surname Paulk?

5,511 people in the United States had the surname Paulk in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 56,024 Americans. It ranked 6,206th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Paulk?

Marcus T. Paulk, American actor.

Where is the surname Paulk most common?

Wikidata records people named Paulk in the United States.

Is the surname Paulk getting more or less common?

More common. 4,657 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,511 in 2010, up 18%.

The surname Paulk

A surname, carried by 5,511 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex P420

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Paulk is more common than 96.2% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 5,511 people named Paulk in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 56,024 Americans. That is up 18% since 2000, when the Census counted 4,657.

#6,206

rank among US surnames

5,511

people in 2010

1.9

per 100,000 Americans

+18.3%

change since 2000 (was #6,688)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#6,197	Dudek	5,519	55,942
#6,198	Matney	5,518	55,952
#6,199	Beckner	5,516	55,973
#6,200	Verdin	5,515	55,983
#6,201	Abram	5,514	55,993
#6,204	Sanmiguel	5,513	56,003
#6,205	Burcham	5,512	56,013

Who is named Paulk

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

68% of people named Paulk identified as white (not Hispanic), 21% as Black (not Hispanic) and 4.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 68%
Black (not Hispanic) 21%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 4.3%
Asian and Pacific Islander 3.4%
Two or more races 2.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.5%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Paulks

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Marcus T. Paulk
American actor, born 1986

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Paulk

Paulk has the Soundex code P420, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code P420.

Questions

How common is the surname Paulk?: 5,511 people in the United States had the surname Paulk in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 56,024 Americans. It ranked 6,206th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Paulk?: In the 2010 Census, 68% of people named Paulk identified as white (not Hispanic), and 21% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Paulk?: Marcus T. Paulk, American actor.
Where is the surname Paulk most common?: Wikidata records people named Paulk in the United States.
Is the surname Paulk getting more or less common?: More common. 4,657 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,511 in 2010, up 18%.