How common is the surname Wark?

1,762 people in the United States had the surname Wark in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 175,224 Americans. It ranked 16,349th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Wark?

McKenzie Wark, Australia-born writer and scholar (born 1961), followed by Ken Wark.

Where is the surname Wark most common?

Wikidata records people named Wark in Australia.

Is the surname Wark getting more or less common?

Less common. 1,899 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,762 in 2010, down 7.2%.

The surname Wark

A surname, carried by 1,762 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex W620

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Wark is more common than 89.9% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,762 people named Wark in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 175,224 Americans. That is down 7.2% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,899.

#16,349

rank among US surnames

1,762

people in 2010

0.6

per 100,000 Americans

-7.2%

change since 2000 (was #14,422)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#16,343	Scheffer	1,763	175,125
#16,349	Mecca	1,762	175,224

Who is named Wark

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

92% of people named Wark identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.5% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 92%
Black (not Hispanic) 2.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.0%
Two or more races 1.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native 1.0%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Warks

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

McKenzie Wark
Australia-born writer and scholar (born 1961)
Ken Wark
Australian field hockey player, born 1961

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Wark

Wark has the Soundex code W620, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code W620.

Questions

How common is the surname Wark?: 1,762 people in the United States had the surname Wark in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 175,224 Americans. It ranked 16,349th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Wark?: In the 2010 Census, 92% of people named Wark identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.5% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Wark?: McKenzie Wark, Australia-born writer and scholar (born 1961), followed by Ken Wark.
Where is the surname Wark most common?: Wikidata records people named Wark in Australia.
Is the surname Wark getting more or less common?: Less common. 1,899 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,762 in 2010, down 7.2%.