How common is the surname Trask?

6,162 people in the United States had the surname Trask in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 50,105 Americans. It ranked 5,639th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Trask?

Larry Trask, American linguist (1944–2004).

Where is the surname Trask most common?

Wikidata records people named Trask in the United Kingdom.

Is the surname Trask getting more or less common?

More common. 5,878 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 6,162 in 2010, up 4.8%.

The surname Trask

A surname, carried by 6,162 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex T620

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Trask is more common than 96.5% of them.

Origin

English surname, variant of Thirsk, a name and town in Yorkshire.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 6,162 people named Trask in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 50,105 Americans. That is up 4.8% since 2000, when the Census counted 5,878.

#5,639

rank among US surnames

6,162

people in 2010

2.1

per 100,000 Americans

+4.8%

change since 2000 (was #5,447)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#5,636	Diep	6,168	50,056
#5,637	Chalmers	6,166	50,072
#5,638	Weiland	6,163	50,097
#5,639	Trask	6,162	50,105

Who is named Trask

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

89% of people named Trask identified as white (not Hispanic), 5.5% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 89%
Black (not Hispanic) 5.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.0%
Two or more races 1.8%
Asian and Pacific Islander 1.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.3%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Trasks

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Larry Trask
American linguist (1944–2004)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Trask

Trask has the Soundex code T620, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code T620.

Questions

Where does the surname Trask come from?: English surname, variant of Thirsk, a name and town in Yorkshire.
How common is the surname Trask?: 6,162 people in the United States had the surname Trask in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 50,105 Americans. It ranked 5,639th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Trask?: In the 2010 Census, 89% of people named Trask identified as white (not Hispanic), and 5.5% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Trask?: Larry Trask, American linguist (1944–2004).
Where is the surname Trask most common?: Wikidata records people named Trask in the United Kingdom.
Is the surname Trask getting more or less common?: More common. 5,878 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 6,162 in 2010, up 4.8%.