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    The surname Au

    A Chinese surname, carried by 7,148 people in the United States.

    1 syllable Soundex A000

    Au: #4,919 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Au #4,919, 7,148 people Au: #4,919 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Au #4,919, 7,148 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Au is more common than 97% of them.

    Origin

    Chinese origin

    Borrowed from Cantonese 歐／欧 (ou1) or 區／区 (ou1) (Doublet of Ao), or from German Au.

    One of 193 Chinese surnames on this site.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 7,148 people named Au in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 43,193 Americans. That is up 16% since 2000, when the Census counted 6,177.

    #4,919
    rank among US surnames
    7,148
    people in 2010
    2.4
    per 100,000 Americans
    +15.7%
    change since 2000 (was #5,195)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #4,910Null7,17043,061
    #4,912Binkley7,15943,127
    #4,913Blodgett7,15743,139
    #4,914Garrity7,15643,145
    #4,915Phung7,15543,151
    #4,916Rambo7,15443,157
    #4,917Goodin7,15343,163

    Who is named Au

    Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

    83% of people named Au identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, 8.4% as white (not Hispanic) and 5.7% as two or more races.

    • Asian and Pacific Islander 83%
    • White (not Hispanic) 8.4%
    • Two or more races 5.7%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.5%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Native American are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among Asian and Pacific Islander Americans.

    Other Chinese surnames

    All 193 Chinese surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname Au come from?
    Borrowed from Cantonese 歐／欧 (ou1) or 區／区 (ou1) (Doublet of Ao), or from German Au.
    How common is the surname Au?
    7,148 people in the United States had the surname Au in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 43,193 Americans. It ranked 4,919th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Au?
    In the 2010 Census, 83% of people named Au identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, and 8.4% as white (not Hispanic).
    Is the surname Au getting more or less common?
    More common. 6,177 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 7,148 in 2010, up 16%.