Explore the Family Name Conk

The meaning of Conk

Probably an Americanized form of German Konk or some other similar (like-sounding) German surname derived from an old short form of the personal name Konrad.

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How common is the last name Conk in the United States?

The surname Conk, based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, has seen a slight decrease in popularity over the course a decade. In 2000, the name ranked 49,767 out of all surnames in the United States. By 2010, it had dropped to rank 52,482, marking a 5.46% decrease in its ranking. The total count of people with this surname also slightly decreased from 396 in 2000 to 395 in 2010, a reduction of 0.25%. The proportion of individuals with the surname per 100,000 people also saw a decline of 13.33%, going from 0.15 in 2000 to 0.13 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#49,767	#52,482	-5.46%
Count	396	395	-0.25%
Proportion per 100k	0.15	0.13	-13.33%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Conk

On the aspect of ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census data reveals changes in the ethnic identity associated with the surname Conk between 2000 and 2010. During this period, there was no change in the number of Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, and American Indian and Alaskan Native individuals with this surname as they remained at zero. However, the percentage of White individuals with this surname decreased by 1.10%, going from 93.94% in 2000 to 92.91% in 2010. The number of those identifying as two or more races using this surname marginally increased to 1.27% in 2010 from zero in 2000. The most significant shift was observed among those identifying as Hispanic, which increased by 54.68%, from 2.78% in 2000 to 4.30% in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
White	93.94%	92.91%	-1.1%
Hispanic	2.78%	4.3%	54.68%
Two or More Races	0%	1.27%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%