How common is the surname Cui?

3,520 people in the United States had the surname Cui in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 87,712 Americans. It ranked 9,251st of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Cui?

Cui Yuan, 2nd century Chinese writer and politician.

Where is the surname Cui most common?

Wikidata records people named Cui in Eastern Han.

Is the surname Cui getting more or less common?

More common. 1,620 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,520 in 2010, up 117%.

The surname Cui

A Chinese surname, carried by 3,520 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). Cui is more common than 94.3% of them.

Origin

Chinese origin

Pinyin romanization of Mandarin 崔 (cuī). Doublet of Chui.

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 3,520 people named Cui in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 87,712 Americans. That is up 117% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,620.

#9,251

rank among US surnames

3,520

people in 2010

1.2

per 100,000 Americans

+117.3%

change since 2000 (was #16,368)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#9,245	Kinsman	3,521	87,687
#9,251	Cui	3,520	87,712
#9,253	Talton	3,519	87,737
#9,255	Mill	3,518	87,762
#9,257	Bakke	3,517	87,787
#9,258	Krawczyk	3,516	87,812

Who is named Cui

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

95% of people named Cui identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, 2.1% as white (not Hispanic) and 1.4% as two or more races.

Asian and Pacific Islander 95%
White (not Hispanic) 2.1%
Two or more races 1.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.3%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.4%

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

Famous Cuis

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Cui Yuan
2nd century Chinese writer and politician, 77–143

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Cui

Cui 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 Cui come from?: Pinyin romanization of Mandarin 崔 (cuī). Doublet of Chui.
How common is the surname Cui?: 3,520 people in the United States had the surname Cui in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 87,712 Americans. It ranked 9,251st of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Cui?: In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Cui identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, and 2.1% as white (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Cui?: Cui Yuan, 2nd century Chinese writer and politician.
Where is the surname Cui most common?: Wikidata records people named Cui in Eastern Han.
Is the surname Cui getting more or less common?: More common. 1,620 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,520 in 2010, up 117%.