View the most religious surnames in Ireland

Where Does The Last Name Chalk Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The surname Chalk (Marathi: चाळक, Russian: Чалк) has its highest incidence in The United States. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Chalk.

How Common Is The Last Name Chalk? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The surname is the 53,666^th most widespread family name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 766,303 people. The last name Chalk occurs mostly in Europe, where 39 percent of Chalk live; 39 percent live in Northern Europe and 39 percent live in British Isles. Chalk is also the 1,032,266^th most widely held forename at a global level It is held by 86 people.

Chalk is most widespread in The United States, where it is held by 3,922 people, or 1 in 92,417. In The United States Chalk is most prevalent in: Maryland, where 13 percent are found, Texas, where 11 percent are found and North Carolina, where 7 percent are found. Excluding The United States this last name exists in 50 countries. It also occurs in England, where 36 percent are found and Australia, where 10 percent are found.

Chalk Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Chalk has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Chalk last name expanded 637 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 181 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 153 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 1,089 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 94 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Chalk Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is primarily Catholic (56%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Chalk surname are 17.21% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 63.98% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Chalk earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 151.34% more than the national average, earning R 597,276 per year; in United States they earn 1.74% less than the national average, earning $42,397 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.65% more than the national average, earning $54,477 CAD per year.