How common is the surname Pollak?

3,908 people in the United States had the surname Pollak in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 79,003 Americans. It ranked 8,453rd of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Pollak?

In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Pollak identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.7% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Pollak?

Kevin Pollak, American actor, comedian (born 1957), followed by Egon Pollak.

Where is the surname Pollak most common?

Wikidata records people named Pollak in the United States and Austria.

Is the surname Pollak getting more or less common?

More common. 3,090 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,908 in 2010, up 27%.

The surname Pollak

A surname, carried by 3,908 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex P420

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Pollak is more common than 94.8% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 3,908 people named Pollak in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 79,003 Americans. That is up 27% since 2000, when the Census counted 3,090.

#8,453

rank among US surnames

3,908

people in 2010

1.3

per 100,000 Americans

+26.5%

change since 2000 (was #9,649)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#8,446	Springs	3,911	78,943
#8,449	Morano	3,910	78,963
#8,453	Pollak	3,908	79,003
#8,455	Edson	3,906	79,044
#8,456	Gilreath	3,905	79,064
#8,458	Danna	3,904	79,084

Who is named Pollak

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

94% of people named Pollak identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.7% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.1% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 94%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.7%
Two or more races 1.1%
Black (not Hispanic) 1.0%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.3%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Pollaks

3 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Kevin Pollak
American actor, comedian (born 1957)
Egon Pollak
Austrian-Israeli footballer and coach (1898-1981)
Cheryl Pollak
American actress, director and producer (born 1967)

Notable Pollaks come mostly from the United States (2) and Austria (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Pollak

Pollak 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 Pollak?: 3,908 people in the United States had the surname Pollak in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 79,003 Americans. It ranked 8,453rd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Pollak?: In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Pollak identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.7% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Pollak?: Kevin Pollak, American actor, comedian (born 1957), followed by Egon Pollak.
Where is the surname Pollak most common?: Wikidata records people named Pollak in the United States and Austria.
Is the surname Pollak getting more or less common?: More common. 3,090 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,908 in 2010, up 27%.