How common is the surname Roark?

14,509 people in the United States had the surname Roark in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 21,280 Americans. It ranked 2,489th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Roark?

In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Roark identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.7% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Roark?

Michael Roark, American actor and attorney, followed by Tanner Roark.

Where is the surname Roark most common?

Wikidata records people named Roark in the United States.

Is the surname Roark getting more or less common?

More common. 14,073 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 14,509 in 2010, up 3.1%.

The surname Roark

A surname, carried by 14,509 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex R620

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Roark is more common than 98.5% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 14,509 people named Roark in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 21,280 Americans. That is up 3.1% since 2000, when the Census counted 14,073.

#2,489

rank among US surnames

14,509

people in 2010

4.9

per 100,000 Americans

+3.1%

change since 2000 (was #2,355)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#2,480	Nagel	14,545	21,227
#2,481	Weldon	14,538	21,237
#2,482	Handy	14,537	21,239
#2,483	Lorenz	14,528	21,252
#2,484	Crook	14,526	21,255
#2,485	Loomis	14,518	21,266
#2,486	Salmon	14,511	21,277

Who is named Roark

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

94% of people named Roark identified as white (not Hispanic), 1.7% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.7% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 94%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.7%
Two or more races 1.7%
Black (not Hispanic) 1.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.5%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.3%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Roarks

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Michael Roark
American actor and attorney, born 1983
Tanner Roark
American baseball pitcher, born 1986

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Roark

Roark has the Soundex code R620, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code R620.

Questions

How common is the surname Roark?: 14,509 people in the United States had the surname Roark in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 21,280 Americans. It ranked 2,489th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Roark?: In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Roark identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.7% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Roark?: Michael Roark, American actor and attorney, followed by Tanner Roark.
Where is the surname Roark most common?: Wikidata records people named Roark in the United States.
Is the surname Roark getting more or less common?: More common. 14,073 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 14,509 in 2010, up 3.1%.