Explore the Family Name Wark

The meaning of Wark

Scottish (Glasgow) and English: variant of Work.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname 'Wark' has experienced a slight decline in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, 'Wark' was ranked 14,422nd in terms of frequency among United States surnames, however, by 2010 it had slipped to 16,349th, representing a change of -13.36%. The count of people with the 'Wark' surname also decreased from 1,899 in 2000 to 1,762 in 2010, marking a -7.21% change. The proportion of individuals with this surname per 100,000 population fell by -14.29%, from 0.7 in 2000 to 0.6 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#14,422	#16,349	-13.36%
Count	1,899	1,762	-7.21%
Proportion per 100k	0.7	0.6	-14.29%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Wark

The Decennial U.S. Census data reveals some notable changes in the ethnic identity associated with the surname 'Wark'. In 2000, there were no reported individuals with this surname identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander or belonging to two or more races. However, by 2010, these categories accounted for 0.57% and 1.76% respectively of those bearing the 'Wark' name. The number of individuals identifying as White increased slightly from 91.26% to 92.11% over the same period. Meanwhile, the percentage of those self-identifying as Hispanic almost doubled from 1.37% to 2.04%. Conversely, the proportion of 'Wark' individuals identifying as Black dropped significantly from 4.84% to 2.55%, while those identifying as American Indian and Alaskan Native also declined from 1.37% to 0.96%.

	2000	2010	Change
White	91.26%	92.11%	0.93%
Black	4.84%	2.55%	-47.31%
Hispanic	1.37%	2.04%	48.91%
Two or More Races	0%	1.76%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	1.37%	0.96%	-29.93%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0.57%	0%