How common is the surname Wolk?

2,527 people in the United States had the surname Wolk in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 122,179 Americans. It ranked 12,303rd of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Wolk?

In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Wolk identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Wolk?

James Wolk, American actor, followed by Ivy Wolk.

Where is the surname Wolk most common?

Wikidata records people named Wolk in the United States.

Is the surname Wolk getting more or less common?

More common. 2,472 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,527 in 2010, up 2.2%.

The surname Wolk

A Czech surname, carried by 2,527 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex W420

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Wolk is more common than 92.4% of them.

Origin

Czech origin

From the German surname, from a Low German form of Walter. Also Germanized from a Slavic name, from Czech and Slovene Volk. Also spelled as Wölk.

One of 96 Czech surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 2,527 people named Wolk in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 122,179 Americans. That is up 2.2% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,472.

#12,303

rank among US surnames

2,527

people in 2010

0.9

per 100,000 Americans

+2.2%

change since 2000 (was #11,639)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#12,296	Scheidt	2,528	122,130
#12,303	Wolk	2,527	122,179
#12,307	Reider	2,526	122,227
#12,312	Bradburn	2,525	122,275

Who is named Wolk

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

96% of people named Wolk identified as white (not Hispanic), 1.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.0% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 96%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.9%
Two or more races 1.0%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.2%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Wolks

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

James Wolk
American actor, born 1985
Ivy Wolk
American actress and comedian, born 2004

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Wolk

Wolk has the Soundex code W420, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code W420.

Other Czech surnames

All 96 Czech surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Wolk come from?: From the German surname, from a Low German form of Walter. Also Germanized from a Slavic name, from Czech and Slovene Volk. Also spelled as Wölk.
How common is the surname Wolk?: 2,527 people in the United States had the surname Wolk in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 122,179 Americans. It ranked 12,303rd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Wolk?: In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Wolk identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Wolk?: James Wolk, American actor, followed by Ivy Wolk.
Where is the surname Wolk most common?: Wikidata records people named Wolk in the United States.
Is the surname Wolk getting more or less common?: More common. 2,472 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,527 in 2010, up 2.2%.