The surname Cen
A surname, carried by 1,239 people in the United States.
1 syllable Soundex C500
Origin
Chinese surname, Mandarin form of 岑 (cén).
Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How common it is
2010 US Census
There were 1,239 people named Cen in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 249,189 Americans. That is up 108% since 2000, when the Census counted 595.
Who is named Cen
Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census
90% of people named Cen identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, 7.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.3% as white (not Hispanic).
- Asian and Pacific Islander 90%
- Hispanic or Latino (any race) 7.4%
- White (not Hispanic) 1.3%
- Two or more races 1.0%
- Black (not Hispanic) 0.6%
Compare: most common surnames among Asian and Pacific Islander Americans.
Famous Cens
1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Harry Shum Jr.American actor and dancer (born 1982)
Spellings and sound-alikes
Useful when a record has your ancestor under another spelling
Cen has the Soundex code C500, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code C500.
Questions
- Where does the surname Cen come from?
- Chinese surname, Mandarin form of 岑 (cén).
- How common is the surname Cen?
- 1,239 people in the United States had the surname Cen in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 249,189 Americans. It ranked 21,184th of 162,253 surnames.
- What ethnicity is the surname Cen?
- In the 2010 Census, 90% of people named Cen identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, and 7.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
- Who is the most famous person named Cen?
- Harry Shum Jr., American actor and dancer (born 1982).
- Where is the surname Cen most common?
- Wikidata records people named Cen in the United States.
- Is the surname Cen getting more or less common?
- More common. 595 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,239 in 2010, up 108%.