How common is the surname Stork?

3,454 people in the United States had the surname Stork in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 89,388 Americans. It ranked 9,415th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Stork?

Gilbert Stork, Belgian American chemist (1921-2017), followed by Travis Stork.

Where is the surname Stork most common?

Wikidata records people named Stork in the United States.

Is the surname Stork getting more or less common?

More common. 3,135 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,454 in 2010, up 10%.

The surname Stork

A German place surname, carried by 3,454 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex S362

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Stork is more common than 94.2% of them.

Origin

German origin

Two main origins: * English surname from stork, a nickname for a thin man with long legs. * Borrowed from German Stork, probably a nickname or a habitational surname from a place in Hesse.

Stork is a place surname: taken from where an ancestor lived or came from.

One of 1,101 German surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 3,454 people named Stork in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 89,388 Americans. That is up 10% since 2000, when the Census counted 3,135.

#9,415

rank among US surnames

3,454

people in 2010

1.2

per 100,000 Americans

+10.2%

change since 2000 (was #9,513)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#9,407	Alverson	3,456	89,336
#9,412	Johannes	3,455	89,362
#9,415	Meisner	3,454	89,388
#9,418	Albino	3,453	89,414
#9,421	Stalker	3,452	89,440

Who is named Stork

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

95% of people named Stork identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.1% as Black (not Hispanic) and 1.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 95%
Black (not Hispanic) 2.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.9%
Two or more races 0.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.3%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.3%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Storks

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Gilbert Stork
Belgian American chemist (1921-2017)
Travis Stork
American physician, born 1972

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Stork

Stork has the Soundex code S362, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code S362.

Other German surnames

All 1,101 German surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Stork come from?: Two main origins: * English surname from stork, a nickname for a thin man with long legs. * Borrowed from German Stork, probably a nickname or a habitational surname from a place in Hesse.
How common is the surname Stork?: 3,454 people in the United States had the surname Stork in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 89,388 Americans. It ranked 9,415th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Stork?: In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Stork identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.1% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Stork?: Gilbert Stork, Belgian American chemist (1921-2017), followed by Travis Stork.
Where is the surname Stork most common?: Wikidata records people named Stork in the United States.
What type of surname is Stork?: Stork is a place surname, taken from where an ancestor lived or came from.
Is the surname Stork getting more or less common?: More common. 3,135 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,454 in 2010, up 10%.