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    The surname Chung

    A Korean surname, carried by 43,110 people in the United States.

    Pronounced /t͡ʃʌŋ/ 1 syllable Soundex C520

    Chung: #805 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#10,001Dubon Chung #805, 43,110 people Chung: #805 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Chung #805, 43,110 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Chung is more common than 99.5% of them.

    Origin

    Korean origin

    Romanization * From the McCune-Reischauer transliteration of Korean 정 (jeong), from Korean 鄭, 丁, 程. Doublet of Tee. * From transliteration of Chinese 宗, 程, 种, 仲, 钟, 鍾, 張, 张, 章, 蔣, 蒋, frequently originating from Hong Kong or Taiwan

    One of 42 Korean surnames on this site.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 43,110 people named Chung in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 7,162 Americans. That is up 18% since 2000, when the Census counted 36,422.

    #805
    rank among US surnames
    43,110
    people in 2010
    15
    per 100,000 Americans
    +18.4%
    change since 2000 (was #870)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #796Stein43,3897,116
    #797Browning43,3297,126
    #798Stout43,3057,130
    #799Lowery43,2787,134
    #800Sloan43,2617,137
    #801McLean43,2607,137
    #802Hendricks43,1977,147

    Who is named Chung

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

    90% of people named Chung identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, 4.0% as two or more races and 2.3% as Black (not Hispanic).

    • Asian and Pacific Islander 90%
    • Two or more races 4.0%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 2.3%
    • White (not Hispanic) 2.3%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.4%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 0.0%

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

    Famous Chungs

    6 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Jamie Chung
      American actress, born 1983
    • Lee Isaac Chung
      American filmmaker (born 1978)
    • Connie Chung
      American journalist from the United States, born 1946
    • Margaret Chung
      American physician (1889-1959)
    • Mark Chung
      American soccer player, born 1970
    • Charlet Chung
      American actress and voice actress, born 1983

    Notable Chungs come mostly from the United States (5) and the People's Republic of China (1).

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Variant spellings

    Surnames that sound like Chung

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

    Other Korean surnames

    All 42 Korean surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname Chung come from?
    Romanization * From the McCune-Reischauer transliteration of Korean 정 (jeong), from Korean 鄭, 丁, 程. Doublet of Tee. * From transliteration of Chinese 宗, 程, 种, 仲, 钟, 鍾, 張, 张, 章, 蔣, 蒋, frequently originating from Hong Kong or Taiwan
    How common is the surname Chung?
    43,110 people in the United States had the surname Chung in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 7,162 Americans. It ranked 805th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Chung?
    In the 2010 Census, 90% of people named Chung identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, and 4.0% as two or more races.
    Who is the most famous person named Chung?
    Jamie Chung, American actress, followed by Lee Isaac Chung.
    Where is the surname Chung most common?
    Wikidata records people named Chung in the United States and the People's Republic of China.
    How do you pronounce Chung?
    Chung is /t͡ʃʌŋ/, one syllable.
    Is the surname Chung getting more or less common?
    More common. 36,422 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 43,110 in 2010, up 18%.
    What are other spellings of Chung?
    Jeong, Jung, Jong, Zung, Zong and Tsung.