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    The surname Ge

    A surname, carried by 1,917 people in the United States.

    1 syllable Soundex G000

    Ge: #15,309 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Ge #15,309, 1,917 people Ge: #15,309 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Ge #15,309, 1,917 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Ge is more common than 90.6% of them.

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 1,917 people named Ge in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 161,057 Americans. That is up 101% since 2000, when the Census counted 956.

    #15,309
    rank among US surnames
    1,917
    people in 2010
    0.7
    per 100,000 Americans
    +100.5%
    change since 2000 (was #24,513)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #15,303Canto1,918160,973
    #15,309Kinner1,917161,057
    #15,318Quisenberry1,916161,141

    Who is named Ge

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

    91% of people named Ge identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, 6.0% as white (not Hispanic) and 1.4% as Black (not Hispanic).

    • Asian and Pacific Islander 91%
    • White (not Hispanic) 6.0%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 1.4%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 0.8%
    • Two or more races 0.4%

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

    Famous Ges

    2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Ge Hong
      4th century Chinese scholar and philosopher, 284–364
    • Christine Ko
      American actress, born 1992

    Notable Ges come mostly from Eastern Jin dynasty (1) and the United States (1).

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Ge

    Ge has the Soundex code G000, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code G000.

    Questions

    How common is the surname Ge?
    1,917 people in the United States had the surname Ge in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 161,057 Americans. It ranked 15,309th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Ge?
    In the 2010 Census, 91% of people named Ge identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, and 6.0% as white (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named Ge?
    Ge Hong, 4th century Chinese scholar and philosopher, followed by Christine Ko.
    Where is the surname Ge most common?
    Wikidata records people named Ge in Eastern Jin dynasty and the United States.
    Is the surname Ge getting more or less common?
    More common. 956 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,917 in 2010, up 101%.