How Many People Have the Last Name Sparks?
people had the surname Sparks in the 2010 US Census
About 1 in 4,649 people in the Census had this surname
Source: Census Bureau surname list
Surname Rank
Of 162,253 surnames
Per 100,000 People
In 2010
Largest Group
White
Change Since 2000
+1,206 people
👥 Race and Hispanic Origin
Most people with the surname Sparks (84.2%) are non-Hispanic White. The next largest group, 10.4%, are non-Hispanic Black. Among surnames where most people are non-Hispanic White, Sparks ranks #388. The mix barely changed from 2000: no group's share moved by 2 points or more.
📈 Change Since 2000
Sparks grew from 62,234 people in 2000 to 63,440 in 2010 (up 1.9%), and its rank fell from #481 to #533. The population grew faster, so its share still fell, from 23.07 to 21.51 people per 100,000.
| 2000 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| People | 62,234 | 63,440 |
| Rank | #481 | #533 |
| Per 100,000 people | 23.07 | 21.51 |
🏆 Surnames Ranked Near Sparks
🔊 Surnames That Sound Alike
Same Soundex code as Sparks: S162
🧮 Your First Name + Sparks
Look up another surname
⊙ We don't save the names you search.