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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 or territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

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

The last name Polk is the 15,870^th most commonly used surname at a global level, held by around 1 in 207,433 people. The surname 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 frequently held first name world-wide. It is borne by 288 people.

This surname is most frequently held in The United States, where it is carried by 33,918 people, or 1 in 10,686. In The United States Polk is most frequent in: Texas, where 18 percent live, California, where 8 percent live and Florida, where 6 percent live. Other than The United States Polk is found in 62 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 1 percent live and Poland, where 1 percent live.

Polk Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Polk has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Polk last name increased 597 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 121 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Polk Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Polk surname are 5.49% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 52.26% registered to vote for 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.