# Schalk (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/schalk/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 2,916 |
| US rank (2010) | 10,914 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 105,880 people |
| Change since 2000 | +14% (2,564 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Who carries it

Share of people named Schalk in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 96% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.2% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.6% |
| Two or more races | 1.2% |

## Where

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

## People named Schalk

- Franz Schalk, Austrian composer (1863–1931)
- Ray Schalk, American baseball player and coach (1892–1970)

## Similar surnames

Schuelke, Schilke, Schulz, Scales, Schulze, Scholz, Scalzo, Schloss, Scholes, Salak, Solis, Salas.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.