Chalk is used as a family name or surname in England. It is 5 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Chalk
No. of characters: 5
Origin: England
Meaning: A well-known earth, a locality. In Saxon, Chalk means a servant or attendant

How popular is Chalk?

Chalk is common in England.

Chalk is ranked 52533 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Chalks grew by 22.15432 per cent to 3198 since 2000 and ranked 10079 after elevating 1042 spots. The last name was found in around 11 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 72.7 76.55
Black 17.85 19.14
Hispanic or Latino 5.1 2.25
Others 2.25 1.3
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 1.59 0.38
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.5 0.38
Chalk is quite popular family name mostly used in United States while Wales is ahead in terms of density. Around 8973 people have been found who wears Chalk as their family name. Chalk is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
9,568 Thailand8
275,830 Ukraine8
101,066 Zimbabwe5
122,390 Belarus4
114,007 Czech Republic4
4,384 Northern Ireland3
31,767 Greece2
19,046 Ireland2
41,879 Turkey2
26,123 Malaysia2
2,877 Cuba1
1,176 Antigua and Barbuda1
2,057 Isle of Man1
10,683 Cyprus1
37,493 Austria1
56,169 Mexico1
3,071 Jersey1
66,560 Philippines1
169,904 Brazil1
81,201 Switzerland1
24,176 Qatar1
83,428 United Arab Emirates1
7,292 Vietnam1
6,149 Ethiopia1
28,365 Kenya1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
52,316 Spain36
32,811 Sweden29
266,355 Indonesia23
52,530 Belgium22
15,050 Singapore18
377,825 Russia17
78,557 Netherlands13
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
7,287 New Zealand99
93,642 France98
56,973 South Africa73
3,881 Hong Kong59
Countries with hundreds of Chalk:
3,613 Australia845
9,766 Canada407
82,090 India292
50,182 Germany202
2,076 Wales192
4,429 Scotland131
Countries with thousands of Chalk:
11,093 United States3,259
2,552 England3,103
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Immigrants to US

From Ireland

Policeman Michael Chalk from Ireland aboard the America from Liverpool during the Irish famine. He is registered to be 25 years old when he arrived in USA on November 7, 1850.

Chalk Namesakes

  • Sarah Chalke, Actress
  • Alexandros Chalkokondylis, Olympic athlete
  • Garry Chalk, Actor
  • Artemis Chalkides, Actress
  • Artemis Chalkides, Actress
  • Garry Chalk, Actor
  • Bonni Chalkin, Judd Hirsch's ex-wife
  • Gary Chalk, Illustrator
  • Sarah Chalke, Actress
  • Dean Chalkley, Photographer

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