The surname Fu
A Chinese surname, carried by 8,370 people in the United States.
1 syllable Soundex F000
Origin
Chinese origin
From Mandarin 富 (Fù).
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 8,370 people named Fu in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 36,887 Americans. That is up 49% since 2000, when the Census counted 5,624.
Who is named Fu
Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census
94% of people named Fu identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, 2.2% as white (not Hispanic) and 2.0% as two or more races.
- Asian and Pacific Islander 94%
- White (not Hispanic) 2.2%
- Two or more races 2.0%
- Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.5%
Compare: most common surnames among Asian and Pacific Islander Americans.
Famous Fus
2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Márcia FuBrazilian volleyball player, born 1969
- Ezra VogelAmerican academic, sinologist (1930–2020)
Notable Fus come mostly from Brazil (1) and the United States (1).
Other Chinese surnames
Questions
- Where does the surname Fu come from?
- From Mandarin 富 (Fù).
- How common is the surname Fu?
- 8,370 people in the United States had the surname Fu in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 36,887 Americans. It ranked 4,235th of 162,253 surnames.
- What ethnicity is the surname Fu?
- In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Fu identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, and 2.2% as white (not Hispanic).
- Who is the most famous person named Fu?
- Márcia Fu, Brazilian volleyball player, followed by Ezra Vogel.
- Where is the surname Fu most common?
- Wikidata records people named Fu in Brazil and the United States.
- Is the surname Fu getting more or less common?
- More common. 5,624 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 8,370 in 2010, up 49%.