First Name POLK

 

National Statistics

Summary

  • POLK is ranked as the 24865th most popular given name in the United States with an estimated population of 200.
  • This name is in the 90th percentile, this means that nearly 9% of all the first names are more popular.
  • There are 0.06 people named POLK for every 100,000 Americans.
  • This name is most often used as a last name, 99% of the time.
  • Based on the analysis of 100 years worth of data from the Social Security Administration's (SSA) Baby Names database, the estimated population of people named POLK is 7.

First Names POLK
National Statistics

MyNameStats statistics:

  • Population Est. 200 +/-25.1%
  • National Rank 24,865
  • Percentile Rank 0.91
  • Proportion/100k 0.1

SSA Baby Name statistics:

  • Population Estimate 7
  • National Rank 70,873
  • Percentile Rank 23.36%
  • Proportion/100k 0.00

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Race and Ethnicity

Summary

The race and Hispanic origin distribution of the people with the name POLK is 76.1% White, 3.6% Hispanic origin, 17.2% Black, 0.8% Asian or Pacific Islander, 1.8% Two or More Races, and 0.5% American Indian or Alaskan Native. These figures should be considered only as a rough estimate. The purpose of this graph is to compare the name's specific race and Hispanic origin distribution to the distribution in the general population of the US.

The vertical blue bars represent the race distribution of people that have the name. The yellow horizontal lines represent the race distribution of the general population. The amount by which the blue bars extend past the yellow horizontal lines determines how likely a person with the name will be part of a given race or Hispanic origin group.

On this basis, the people with the name POLK have a higher likelyhood of being White and a lower likelyhood of being Hispanic origin.

Ethnic and Cultural Name Categories

The first name POLK is included in the following name categories:
  • US masculine baby name - Social Security Administration
  • Common US surname - Census Bureau Data

Race & Hispanic origin distribution
of the people with the name POLK

Race or Hisp. origin % people named % general pop. % diff.
White 76.1% 63.9% 12.2%
Hispanic origin 3.6% 16.3% -12.7%
Black 17.2% 12.3% 4.9%
Asian or Pacific Islander 0.8% 4.9% -4.1%
Two or more races 1.8% 1.8% -0.0%
American Indian or Alaskan Native 0.5% 0.7% -0.2%
 

State Statistics for Popularity and Rank

Summary

  • The state with the most people named POLK is North Carolina where 22 people have this name.
  • Mississippi is the state where you are most likely to meet a person named POLK, as 0.44 in every 100,000 Mississippians have this name.
  • Highest percentile rank of any state for this name is 84th, this rank was reached in the states of North Carolina.
  • Mississippi is the state with the biggest positive difference between the actual state population and the projected state population based on the national average. (where the blue bar extends past the yellow vertical line) with a difference of 76 more people than projected.
  • The state with the biggest negative difference is California (where the blue bar does not extend past the yellow vertical line) with a difference of 8,561 fewer people than projected.
Midwest State Statistics First-Names POLK State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Illinois 12 0.1 65.1% Indiana 5 0.08 42.3% Iowa 2 0.08 37.3% Kansas 0 0 0.0% Michigan 0 0 0.0% Minnesota 0 0 0.0% Missouri 13 0.44 68.6% Nebraska 7 0.35 43.4% North Dakota 0 0 0.0% Ohio 0 0 0.0% South Dakota 0 0 0.0% Wisconsin 0 0 0.0%

Midwest States
State stats for the first name POLK

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Illinois 12 0.1 65.1%
Indiana 5 0.08 42.3%
Iowa 2 0.08 37.3%
Kansas 0 0 0.0%
Michigan 0 0 0.0%
Minnesota 0 0 0.0%
Missouri 13 0.44 68.6%
Nebraska 7 0.35 43.4%
North Dakota 0 0 0.0%
Ohio 0 0 0.0%
South Dakota 0 0 0.0%
Wisconsin 0 0 0.0%
West State Statistics First-Names POLK State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alaska 0 0 0.0% Arizona 0 0 0.0% California 5 0.01 29.0% Colorado 7 0.13 42.1% Hawaii 0 0 0.0% Idaho 0 0 0.0% Montana 0 0 0.0% Nevada 0 0 0.0% New Mexico 0 0 0.0% Oregon 0 0 0.0% Utah 0 0 0.0% Washington 4 0.05 36.4% Wyoming 0 0 0.0%

West States
State stats for the first name POLK

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alaska 0 0 0.0%
Arizona 0 0 0.0%
California 5 0.01 29.0%
Colorado 7 0.13 42.1%
Hawaii 0 0 0.0%
Idaho 0 0 0.0%
Montana 0 0 0.0%
Nevada 0 0 0.0%
New Mexico 0 0 0.0%
Oregon 0 0 0.0%
Utah 0 0 0.0%
Washington 4 0.05 36.4%
Wyoming 0 0 0.0%
Northeast State Statistics First-Names POLK State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Connecticut 0 0 0.0% Maine 0 0 0.0% Massachusetts 0 0 0.0% New Hampshire 0 0 0.0% New Jersey 0 0 0.0% New York 12 0.06 70.3% Pennsylvania 0 0 0.0% Rhode Island 0 0 0.0% Vermont 0 0 0.0%

Northeast States
State stats for the first name POLK

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Connecticut 0 0 0.0%
Maine 0 0 0.0%
Massachusetts 0 0 0.0%
New Hampshire 0 0 0.0%
New Jersey 0 0 0.0%
New York 12 0.06 70.3%
Pennsylvania 0 0 0.0%
Rhode Island 0 0 0.0%
Vermont 0 0 0.0%
South State Statistics First-Names POLK State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alabama 6 0.12 42.2% Arkansas 6 0.22 43.3% Delaware 0 0 0.0% Dist. of Columbia 0 0 0.0% Florida 12 0.06 75.0% Georgia 6 0.06 39.9% Kentucky 0 0 0.0% Louisiana 20 0.43 75.9% Maryland 0 0 0.0% Mississippi 13 0.44 68.6% North Carolina 22 0.22 84.6% Oklahoma 0 0 0.0% South Carolina 19 0.38 75.6% Tennessee 15 0.24 75.2% Texas 20 0.07 80.4% Virginia 7 0.08 40.8% West Virginia 0 0 0.0%

South States
State stats for the first name POLK

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alabama 6 0.12 42.2%
Arkansas 6 0.22 43.3%
Delaware 0 0 0.0%
Dist. of Columbia 0 0 0.0%
Florida 12 0.06 75.0%
Georgia 6 0.06 39.9%
Kentucky 0 0 0.0%
Louisiana 20 0.43 75.9%
Maryland 0 0 0.0%
Mississippi 13 0.44 68.6%
North Carolina 22 0.22 84.6%
Oklahoma 0 0 0.0%
South Carolina 19 0.38 75.6%
Tennessee 15 0.24 75.2%
Texas 20 0.07 80.4%
Virginia 7 0.08 40.8%
West Virginia 0 0 0.0%
 

Full Names with POLK as a First Name

Summary

Shown are the top 20 most likely full names that have POLK as a first name. The length of the bars represents an estimate of the the number of people with the name expressed as a percentage of all the people named POLK.

The most popular full name is POLK Gill. 4.65% of all the people named POLK have this family name.

There are 40 last names associated with this first name.

Top 20 Last Names
paired with the first name POLK

Rank Full Name % of pop
1 POLK Gill 4.65%
2 POLK Lyon 4.65%
3 POLK Purcell 4.65%
4 POLK Anderson 2.33%
5 POLK Ballard 2.33%
6 POLK Bergene 2.33%
7 POLK Borden 2.33%
8 POLK Bracken 2.33%
9 POLK Briley 2.33%
10 POLK Burnham 2.33%
11 POLK Craven 2.33%
12 POLK Crawford 2.33%
13 POLK Crite 2.33%
14 POLK Currie 2.33%
15 POLK Davison 2.33%
16 POLK Dickey 2.33%
17 POLK Dravis 2.33%
18 POLK Eason 2.33%
19 POLK Garrison 2.33%
20 POLK Glover 2.33%

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