How common is the surname Chong?

15,146 people in the United States had the surname Chong in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 20,385 Americans. It ranked 2,392nd of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Chong?

Daniel Chong, American filmmaker, followed by Marcus Chong.

Where is the surname Chong most common?

Wikidata records people named Chong in the United States and the United Kingdom.

How do you pronounce Chong?

Chong is /tʃɔŋ/, one syllable.

Is the surname Chong getting more or less common?

More common. 12,976 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 15,146 in 2010, up 17%.

Is Chong also a first name?

Yes. Chong is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.

The surname Chong

A surname, carried by 15,146 people in the United States.

Pronounced /tʃɔŋ/ 1 syllable Soundex C520

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Chong is more common than 98.5% of them.

Origin

Borrowed from Hakka 張／张 (Chông), Cantonese 莊／庄 (zong1), Hakka 莊／庄 (Chông), Cantonese 鍾／钟 (zung1), Hakka 鍾／钟 (Chûng), Korean 정(鄭) (Jeong), etc.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 15,146 people named Chong in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 20,385 Americans. That is up 17% since 2000, when the Census counted 12,976.

#2,392

rank among US surnames

15,146

people in 2010

5.1

per 100,000 Americans

+16.7%

change since 2000 (was #2,561)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#2,383	Pantoja	15,249	20,247
#2,384	Negrete	15,245	20,252
#2,385	Hearn	15,234	20,267
#2,387	Watt	15,211	20,298
#2,388	Roque	15,203	20,308
#2,389	Pyle	15,180	20,339
#2,390	Kitchen	15,170	20,352

Who is named Chong

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

79% of people named Chong identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, 8.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 7.3% as two or more races.

Asian and Pacific Islander 79%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 8.8%
Two or more races 7.3%
White (not Hispanic) 3.2%
Black (not Hispanic) 1.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.1%

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

Famous Chongs

4 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Daniel Chong
American filmmaker, born 1978
Marcus Chong
American actor, born 1967
Christina Chong
British actress, born 1988
Shelby Chong
American actress, born 1948

Notable Chongs come mostly from the United States (3) and the United Kingdom (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Chong

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

Questions

Where does the surname Chong come from?: Borrowed from Hakka 張／张 (Chông), Cantonese 莊／庄 (zong1), Hakka 莊／庄 (Chông), Cantonese 鍾／钟 (zung1), Hakka 鍾／钟 (Chûng), Korean 정(鄭) (Jeong), etc.
How common is the surname Chong?: 15,146 people in the United States had the surname Chong in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 20,385 Americans. It ranked 2,392nd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Chong?: In the 2010 Census, 79% of people named Chong identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, and 8.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Chong?: Daniel Chong, American filmmaker, followed by Marcus Chong.
Where is the surname Chong most common?: Wikidata records people named Chong in the United States and the United Kingdom.
How do you pronounce Chong?: Chong is /tʃɔŋ/, one syllable.
Is the surname Chong getting more or less common?: More common. 12,976 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 15,146 in 2010, up 17%.
Is Chong also a first name?: Yes. Chong is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.