LAST NAME · 2020 CENSUS
Scales
Scales is the 2,776th most common last name in the United States. In the 2020 Census, 12,636 people carried it — about 4.2 of every 100,000 people. Most people named Scales are Black.
WHO CARRIES THIS NAME · 2020
Black53.5%
White37.1%
Multiracial5.4%
Hispanic3.1%
Asian American0.5%
Native American0.4%
Shares are tabulated by the US Census Bureau, not modeled. Methodology.
RANK OVER TIME
1990
#2,253
14,923
2000
#2,649
12,542
2010
#2,732
13,190
2020
#2,776
12,636