The surname Geng
A German surname, carried by 1,146 people in the United States.
1 syllable Soundex G520
Origin
German origin
* As a south German surname, from obsolete Middle High German genge (“vigorous”), from Old High German gengi (“passable”), from Proto-West Germanic *gangī (“passable”). * As a Chinese surname, Mandarin form of 耿 (gěng).
One of 1,101 German surnames on this site.
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How common it is
2010 US Census
There were 1,146 people named Geng in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 269,411 Americans. That is up 52% since 2000, when the Census counted 756.
Who is named Geng
Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census
70% of people named Geng identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, 25% as white (not Hispanic) and 2.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
- Asian and Pacific Islander 70%
- White (not Hispanic) 25%
- Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.9%
- Black (not Hispanic) 1.4%
- Two or more races 0.4%
Compare: most common surnames among Asian and Pacific Islander Americans.
Spellings and sound-alikes
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Geng has the Soundex code G520, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code G520.
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Questions
- Where does the surname Geng come from?
- * As a south German surname, from obsolete Middle High German genge (“vigorous”), from Old High German gengi (“passable”), from Proto-West Germanic *gangī (“passable”). * As a Chinese surname, Mandarin form of 耿 (gěng).
- How common is the surname Geng?
- 1,146 people in the United States had the surname Geng in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 269,411 Americans. It ranked 22,450th of 162,253 surnames.
- What ethnicity is the surname Geng?
- In the 2010 Census, 70% of people named Geng identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, and 25% as white (not Hispanic).
- Is the surname Geng getting more or less common?
- More common. 756 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,146 in 2010, up 52%.