Surname Checker / Black
How Common Is the Last Name Black?
Estimated U.S. bearers of the surname Black today
171,330
Ranked #174 of 162,254 published surnames · 52.46 per 100,000 Americans (2010 Census) · 154,738 bearers counted in 2010, scaled to today's population.
Ancestry breakdown reported in the 2010 Census
White
74.63%
Black
19%
Asian / Pacific Islander
0.53%
Hispanic
2.33%
Percentages are the Census Bureau's published figures for surname bearers in 2010. Figures are estimates from public records — see the methodology page.