How common is the surname Fong?

17,889 people in the United States had the surname Fong in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 17,259 Americans. It ranked 2,018th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Fong?

Dennis Fong, American businessperson, followed by Larry Fong.

Where is the surname Fong most common?

Wikidata records people named Fong in the United States.

Is the surname Fong getting more or less common?

More common. 16,614 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 17,889 in 2010, up 7.7%.

The surname Fong

A Chinese surname, carried by 17,889 people in the United States.

Pronounced /fɔŋ/ 1 syllable Soundex F520

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Fong is more common than 98.8% of them.

Origin

Chinese origin

Borrowed from Cantonese 方 (fong1), 房 (fong4), 馮／冯 (fung4), Taishanese 鄺／邝 (fong1), or other less common Chinese surnames.

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 17,889 people named Fong in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 17,259 Americans. That is up 7.7% since 2000, when the Census counted 16,614.

#2,018

rank among US surnames

17,889

people in 2010

6.1

per 100,000 Americans

+7.7%

change since 2000 (was #2,002)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#2,009	Doty	17,965	17,186
#2,010	Crum	17,944	17,206
#2,011	Yi	17,934	17,216
#2,012	Corley	17,931	17,219
#2,013	Flaherty	17,926	17,223
#2,014	Drummond	17,922	17,227
#2,015	Bernstein	17,916	17,233

Who is named Fong

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

81% of people named Fong identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, 6.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 5.9% as two or more races.

Asian and Pacific Islander 81%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 6.8%
Two or more races 5.9%
White (not Hispanic) 5.0%
Black (not Hispanic) 1.1%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.0%

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

Famous Fongs

4 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Dennis Fong
American businessperson, born 1977
Larry Fong
American cinematographer, born 1960
Benson Fong
American actor (1916-1987)
Vince Fong
American politician from California (born 1979)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Fong

Fong has the Soundex code F520, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code F520.

Other Chinese surnames

All 193 Chinese surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Fong come from?: Borrowed from Cantonese 方 (fong1), 房 (fong4), 馮／冯 (fung4), Taishanese 鄺／邝 (fong1), or other less common Chinese surnames.
How common is the surname Fong?: 17,889 people in the United States had the surname Fong in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 17,259 Americans. It ranked 2,018th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Fong?: In the 2010 Census, 81% of people named Fong identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, and 6.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Fong?: Dennis Fong, American businessperson, followed by Larry Fong.
Where is the surname Fong most common?: Wikidata records people named Fong in the United States.
How do you pronounce Fong?: Fong is /fɔŋ/, one syllable.
Is the surname Fong getting more or less common?: More common. 16,614 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 17,889 in 2010, up 7.7%.