How common is the surname Work?

3,828 people in the United States had the surname Work in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 80,655 Americans. It ranked 8,599th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Work?

Henry Clay Work, American composer and songwriter (1832-1884), followed by Hubert Work.

Where is the surname Work most common?

Wikidata records people named Work in the United States.

Is the surname Work getting more or less common?

Less common. 3,844 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,828 in 2010, down 0.4%.

The surname Work

A surname, carried by 3,828 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). Work is more common than 94.7% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 3,828 people named Work in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 80,655 Americans. That is about the same as in 2000, when the Census counted 3,844.

#8,599

rank among US surnames

3,828

people in 2010

1.3

per 100,000 Americans

-0.4%

change since 2000 (was #7,980)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#8,596	Shears	3,831	80,591
#8,597	Alter	3,830	80,612
#8,598	Dowden	3,829	80,633
#8,599	Neale	3,828	80,655

Who is named Work

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

91% of people named Work identified as white (not Hispanic), 3.0% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 91%
Black (not Hispanic) 3.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.0%
Two or more races 2.0%
American Indian and Alaska Native 1.2%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.8%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Works

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Henry Clay Work
American composer and songwriter (1832-1884)
Hubert Work
American administrator and physician (1860–1942)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Work

Work 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 Work?: 3,828 people in the United States had the surname Work in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 80,655 Americans. It ranked 8,599th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Work?: In the 2010 Census, 91% of people named Work identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.0% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Work?: Henry Clay Work, American composer and songwriter (1832-1884), followed by Hubert Work.
Where is the surname Work most common?: Wikidata records people named Work in the United States.
Is the surname Work getting more or less common?: Less common. 3,844 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,828 in 2010, down 0.4%.