How common is the surname Schalk?

2,916 people in the United States had the surname Schalk in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 105,880 Americans. It ranked 10,914th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Schalk?

In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Schalk identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Schalk?

Franz Schalk, Austrian composer (1863–1931), followed by Ray Schalk.

Where is the surname Schalk most common?

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

Is the surname Schalk getting more or less common?

More common. 2,564 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,916 in 2010, up 14%.

The surname Schalk

A surname, carried by 2,916 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex S420

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Schalk is more common than 93.3% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 2,916 people named Schalk in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 105,880 Americans. That is up 14% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,564.

#10,914

rank among US surnames

2,916

people in 2010

1.0

per 100,000 Americans

+13.7%

change since 2000 (was #11,307)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#10,907	Gleeson	2,919	105,771
#10,910	Goodyear	2,918	105,807
#10,912	Edelstein	2,917	105,844
#10,914	Kinchen	2,916	105,880
#10,919	Philbrick	2,915	105,916
#10,923	Kirkendall	2,914	105,952

Who is named Schalk

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

96% of people named Schalk identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.2% as two or more races.

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

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Schalks

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

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

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

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Schalk

Schalk has the Soundex code S420, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code S420.

Questions

How common is the surname Schalk?: 2,916 people in the United States had the surname Schalk in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 105,880 Americans. It ranked 10,914th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Schalk?: In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Schalk identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Schalk?: Franz Schalk, Austrian composer (1863–1931), followed by Ray Schalk.
Where is the surname Schalk most common?: Wikidata records people named Schalk in Austria and the United States.
Is the surname Schalk getting more or less common?: More common. 2,564 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,916 in 2010, up 14%.