Last Name POLK

 

National Statistics

Summary

  • POLK is ranked as the 1108th most popular family name in the United States with an estimated population of 34,820.
  • This name is in the 99th percentile, this means that nearly 0% of all the last names are more popular.
  • There are 10.92 people named POLK for every 100,000 Americans.
  • This name is most often used as a last name, 99% of the time.
  • Based on US Census Bureau data the estimated population of people named POLK is 30,042, the rank is 1,270 and the proportion per 100k Americans named POLK is 9.43.

Last Names POLK
National Statistics

MyNameStats statistics:

  • Population Est. 34,820 +/-1.9%
  • National Rank 1,108
  • Percentile Rank 1.00
  • Proportion/100k 10.9

US Census Bureau statistics:

  • Population Estimate 30,042
  • National Rank 1,270
  • Proportion/100k 9.43

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Race and Ethnicity

Summary

The race and Hispanic origin distribution of the people with the name POLK is 47.8% White, 1.4% Hispanic origin, 47.5% Black, 0.5% Asian or Pacific Islander, 1.7% Two or More Races, and 1.1% 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 Black and a lower likelyhood of being Hispanic origin.

Ethnic and Cultural Name Categories

The first name POLK is included in the following name categories:
  • Not Categorized

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

Race or Hisp. origin % people named % general pop. % diff.
White 47.8% 63.9% -16.1%
Hispanic origin 1.4% 16.3% -14.9%
Black 47.5% 12.3% 35.2%
Asian or Pacific Islander 0.5% 4.9% -4.4%
Two or more races 1.7% 1.8% -0.1%
American Indian or Alaskan Native 1.1% 0.7% 0.4%
 

State Statistics for Popularity and Rank

Summary

  • The state with the most people named POLK is Texas where 5,891 people have this name.
  • Mississippi is the state where you are most likely to meet a person named POLK, as 69.72 in every 100,000 Mississippians have this name.
  • Highest percentile rank of any state for this name is 99th, this rank was reached in the states of Texas.
  • 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 1 more people than projected.
  • The state with the biggest negative difference is North Dakota (where the blue bar does not extend past the yellow vertical line) with a difference of 1 fewer people than projected.
Midwest State Statistics Last-Names POLK State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Illinois 1,206 9.36 99.4% Indiana 670 10.16 98.7% Iowa 100 3.2 93.0% Kansas 197 6.78 96.0% Michigan 1,029 10.39 99.5% Minnesota 145 2.65 95.4% Missouri 2,087 69.72 99.4% Nebraska 125 6.63 94.7% North Dakota 8 1.09 31.3% Ohio 774 6.67 98.8% South Dakota 0 0 0.0% Wisconsin 279 4.85 97.8%

Midwest States
State stats for the first name POLK

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Illinois 1,206 9.36 99.4%
Indiana 670 10.16 98.7%
Iowa 100 3.2 93.0%
Kansas 197 6.78 96.0%
Michigan 1,029 10.39 99.5%
Minnesota 145 2.65 95.4%
Missouri 2,087 69.72 99.4%
Nebraska 125 6.63 94.7%
North Dakota 8 1.09 31.3%
Ohio 774 6.67 98.8%
South Dakota 0 0 0.0%
Wisconsin 279 4.85 97.8%
West State Statistics Last-Names POLK State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alaska 0 0 0.0% Arizona 448 6.66 98.5% California 2,680 6.91 99.5% Colorado 425 7.94 98.6% Hawaii 60 4.24 92.2% Idaho 86 5.25 92.5% Montana 55 5.36 90.7% Nevada 303 10.66 98.3% New Mexico 187 8.97 96.4% Oregon 256 6.44 97.5% Utah 33 1.13 77.9% Washington 290 4.1 97.9% Wyoming 19 3.19 68.3%

West States
State stats for the first name POLK

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alaska 0 0 0.0%
Arizona 448 6.66 98.5%
California 2,680 6.91 99.5%
Colorado 425 7.94 98.6%
Hawaii 60 4.24 92.2%
Idaho 86 5.25 92.5%
Montana 55 5.36 90.7%
Nevada 303 10.66 98.3%
New Mexico 187 8.97 96.4%
Oregon 256 6.44 97.5%
Utah 33 1.13 77.9%
Washington 290 4.1 97.9%
Wyoming 19 3.19 68.3%
Northeast State Statistics Last-Names POLK State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Connecticut 181 5.04 97.1% Maine 183 13.78 95.1% Massachusetts 365 5.41 97.5% New Hampshire 28 2.11 80.4% New Jersey 521 5.83 98.6% New York 500 2.53 98.2% Pennsylvania 693 5.42 98.8% Rhode Island 27 2.59 78.5% Vermont 16 2.5 81.2%

Northeast States
State stats for the first name POLK

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Connecticut 181 5.04 97.1%
Maine 183 13.78 95.1%
Massachusetts 365 5.41 97.5%
New Hampshire 28 2.11 80.4%
New Jersey 521 5.83 98.6%
New York 500 2.53 98.2%
Pennsylvania 693 5.42 98.8%
Rhode Island 27 2.59 78.5%
Vermont 16 2.5 81.2%
South State Statistics Last-Names POLK State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alabama 781 16.11 98.1% Arkansas 750 25.27 98.7% Delaware 107 11.4 97.5% Dist. of Columbia 44 6.63 91.8% Florida 2,516 12.65 99.7% Georgia 1,501 14.86 99.2% Kentucky 460 10.43 97.1% Louisiana 1,494 32.13 99.2% Maryland 629 10.52 99.0% Mississippi 2,087 69.72 99.4% North Carolina 1,451 14.59 99.2% Oklahoma 513 13.23 98.0% South Carolina 1,153 23.87 99.1% Tennessee 1,646 25.14 99.3% Texas 5,891 21.85 99.7% Virginia 792 9.51 98.9% West Virginia 73 3.93 87.0%

South States
State stats for the first name POLK

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alabama 781 16.11 98.1%
Arkansas 750 25.27 98.7%
Delaware 107 11.4 97.5%
Dist. of Columbia 44 6.63 91.8%
Florida 2,516 12.65 99.7%
Georgia 1,501 14.86 99.2%
Kentucky 460 10.43 97.1%
Louisiana 1,494 32.13 99.2%
Maryland 629 10.52 99.0%
Mississippi 2,087 69.72 99.4%
North Carolina 1,451 14.59 99.2%
Oklahoma 513 13.23 98.0%
South Carolina 1,153 23.87 99.1%
Tennessee 1,646 25.14 99.3%
Texas 5,891 21.85 99.7%
Virginia 792 9.51 98.9%
West Virginia 73 3.93 87.0%
 

Full Names with POLK as a Last Name

Summary

Shown are the top 20 most likely full names that have POLK as a last 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 James POLK. 2.63% of all the people named POLK have this given name.

There are 1873 first names associated with this last name.

Top 20 Last Names
paired with the first name POLK

Rank Full Name % of pop
1 James POLK 2.63%
2 John POLK 1.53%
3 Mary POLK 1.45%
4 Robert POLK 1.28%
5 David POLK 1.20%
6 Charles POLK 1.11%
7 William POLK 1.04%
8 Michael POLK 1.03%
9 Barbara POLK 0.85%
10 Linda POLK 0.77%
11 Donald POLK 0.61%
12 Richard POLK 0.61%
13 Kenneth POLK 0.57%
14 Thomas POLK 0.53%
15 Brian POLK 0.51%
16 Jennifer POLK 0.49%
17 Patricia POLK 0.49%
18 Dorothy POLK 0.48%
19 Ronald POLK 0.47%
20 Christopher POLK 0.45%