The Junk surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 1,120 people carried this name — #22,856 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 263,200 people counted. That is down 5% from 1,179 in 2000.
Where the name comes from
The origin of the Junk surname
South German surname, spelling variant of Jung.
From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Junk» (English), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 75 people named Junk.
15 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 9 départements, most often Moselle.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Argentina’s national register
At least 35 people named Junk live in Argentina.
RENAPER only publishes a name in a province when more than ten people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Buenos Aires Province.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.
In Poland’s population register
29 people named Junk have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 40 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 3 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in West Pomeranian.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
PESEL register, Ministry of Digital Affairs of Poland (dane.gov.pl) — CC0 · living people by voivodeship of permanent residence, 20 January 2026.
Who carried it
People named Junk,
with a public archive behind them.
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Bruno Junk 1929–1995 · physical education teacher -
Bruno Junk 1929–1995 · physical education teacher
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Anna Fiedlerová 1841–1919 · photographer
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Wilhelm Junk 1866–1942 · antiquarian seller
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Victor Junk 1875–1948 · composer
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Augusta Junk 1875–1940
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Junk.
- Jungblut 215 · U.S. census
- Jungbluth 413 · U.S. census
- Junger 326 · U.S. census
- Jungers 841 · U.S. census
- Jungling 344 · U.S. census
- Jungmann 340 · U.S. census
- Junker 2,733 · U.S. census
- Junod 575 · U.S. census
- Junot 309 · U.S. census
- Jupin 436 · U.S. census
- Jupiter 836 · U.S. census
- Jurado 9,309 · U.S. census
When the index is not enough
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