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

The last name Polk (Hindi: पोलक, Russian: Полк) is held by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

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

The surname Polk is the 15,870^th most commonly used surname on earth, held by approximately 1 in 207,433 people. The surname Polk occurs mostly in The Americas, where 97 percent of Polk reside; 97 percent reside in North America and 97 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 520,883^rd most frequent first name throughout the world, borne by 288 people.

Polk is most numerous in The United States, where it is held by 33,918 people, or 1 in 10,686. In The United States Polk is primarily concentrated in: Texas, where 18 percent reside, California, where 8 percent reside and Florida, where 6 percent reside. Other than The United States this surname exists in 62 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 1 percent reside and Poland, where 1 percent reside.

Polk Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Polk has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 597 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 121 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Polk Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Polk surname is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States Polk are 5.49% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 52.26% being registered with the political party.

The amount Polk earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 8.86% less than the national average, earning $39,326 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.71% more than the national average, earning $52,522 CAD per year.