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