How common is the last name Black?

151,439 people in the United States have the last name Black, about 1 in 1,974. It ranks #175 of 156,621 last names in the 2020 Census.

last name

BLACK

#175

of 156,621 last names recorded in the 2020 Census

People
151,439
About
1 in 1,974
This common or more
21.3%
Who bears it

Of the 151,439 people with the last name Black, 71.1% reported their origin as White, 19.2% as Black and 4.3% as two or more races. These count how people described themselves on the 2020 Census, not where the name comes from.

Either side of Black

#173 Hunt · 152,764#174 Hicks · 151,942#176 Palmer · 151,165#177 Salazar · 150,906

Spelled almost the same

7 last names in the 2020 Census spelled within a letter or two of Black, most common first.

#1,703 Block · 20,636#21,507 Blick · 1,238#34,446 Bleck · 709#49,748 Blach · 456#83,650 Blask · 242#100,867 Blacks · 191#114,613 Bluck · 162

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