How common is the surname Cheong?

1,663 people in the United States had the surname Cheong in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 185,656 Americans. It ranked 17,072nd of 162,253 surnames.

Is the surname Cheong getting more or less common?

More common. 1,310 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,663 in 2010, up 27%.

The surname Cheong

A Chinese surname, carried by 1,663 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex C520

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Cheong is more common than 89.5% of them.

Origin

Chinese origin

From various Chinese surnames, such as Cantonese 張／张 (zoeng¹) or 蔣／蒋 (zoeng²), Hokkien 鍾／钟 (Chiong).

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 1,663 people named Cheong in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 185,656 Americans. That is up 27% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,310.

#17,072

rank among US surnames

1,663

people in 2010

0.6

per 100,000 Americans

+26.9%

change since 2000 (was #19,174)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#17,063	Lasko	1,664	185,544
#17,072	Flinchum	1,663	185,656
#17,080	Wile	1,662	185,767

Who is named Cheong

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

90% of people named Cheong identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, 3.9% as two or more races and 3.0% as white (not Hispanic).

Asian and Pacific Islander 90%
Two or more races 3.9%
White (not Hispanic) 3.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.0%

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.

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Cheong

Cheong has the Soundex code C520, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code C520.

Other Chinese surnames

All 193 Chinese surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Cheong come from?: From various Chinese surnames, such as Cantonese 張／张 (zoeng¹) or 蔣／蒋 (zoeng²), Hokkien 鍾／钟 (Chiong).
How common is the surname Cheong?: 1,663 people in the United States had the surname Cheong in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 185,656 Americans. It ranked 17,072nd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Cheong?: In the 2010 Census, 90% of people named Cheong identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, and 3.9% as two or more races.
Is the surname Cheong getting more or less common?: More common. 1,310 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,663 in 2010, up 27%.