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