LAST NAME · 2020 CENSUS
Polk
Polk is the 1,345th most common last name in the United States. In the 2020 Census, 25,517 people carried it — about 8.5 of every 100,000 people. Most people named Polk are Black.
WHO CARRIES THIS NAME · 2020
Black46.7%
White43.8%
Multiracial4.7%
Hispanic3.2%
Native American1.0%
Asian American0.6%
Shares are tabulated by the US Census Bureau, not modeled. Methodology.
RANK OVER TIME
1990
#1,062
27,358
2000
#1,270
25,438
2010
#1,296
27,094
2020
#1,345
25,517