How common is the surname Choo?

1,819 people in the United States had the surname Choo in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 169,734 Americans. It ranked 15,964th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Choo?

Leanne Choo, badminton player, followed by Wendy Choo.

Where is the surname Choo most common?

Wikidata records people named Choo in Australia and the United States.

Is the surname Choo getting more or less common?

More common. 1,449 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,819 in 2010, up 26%.

The surname Choo

A Chinese surname, carried by 1,819 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex C000

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Choo is more common than 90.2% of them.

Origin

Chinese origin

Borrowed from Chinese 朱 (Mandarin: Zhū, Cantonese: zyu¹, Hakka: Chû, Min Nan: Chu), Korean 추(秋) (Chu), etc.

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 1,819 people named Choo in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 169,734 Americans. That is up 26% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,449.

#15,964

rank among US surnames

1,819

people in 2010

0.6

per 100,000 Americans

+25.5%

change since 2000 (was #17,813)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#15,955	Brightman	1,821	169,547
#15,959	Burchette	1,820	169,640
#15,964	Cuccia	1,819	169,734
#15,970	Deines	1,818	169,827

Who is named Choo

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

86% of people named Choo identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, 6.3% as two or more races and 4.2% as white (not Hispanic).

Asian and Pacific Islander 86%
Two or more races 6.3%
White (not Hispanic) 4.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.9%

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.

Famous Choos

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Leanne Choo
Badminton player, born 1991
Wendy Choo
American professional wrestler, born 1992

Notable Choos come mostly from Australia (1) and the United States (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Choo

Choo has the Soundex code C000, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code C000.

Other Chinese surnames

All 193 Chinese surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Choo come from?: Borrowed from Chinese 朱 (Mandarin: Zhū, Cantonese: zyu¹, Hakka: Chû, Min Nan: Chu), Korean 추(秋) (Chu), etc.
How common is the surname Choo?: 1,819 people in the United States had the surname Choo in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 169,734 Americans. It ranked 15,964th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Choo?: In the 2010 Census, 86% of people named Choo identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, and 6.3% as two or more races.
Who is the most famous person named Choo?: Leanne Choo, badminton player, followed by Wendy Choo.
Where is the surname Choo most common?: Wikidata records people named Choo in Australia and the United States.
Is the surname Choo getting more or less common?: More common. 1,449 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,819 in 2010, up 26%.