How common is the surname Hu?

19,999 people in the United States had the surname Hu in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 15,438 Americans. It ranked 1,797th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Hu?

Kelly Hu, American actress, followed by George Hu.

Where is the surname Hu most common?

Wikidata records people named Hu in the United States and the People's Republic of China.

Is the surname Hu getting more or less common?

More common. 12,056 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 19,999 in 2010, up 66%.

The surname Hu

A Chinese surname, carried by 19,999 people in the United States.

Pronounced /hu/ 1 syllable Soundex H000

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Hu is more common than 98.9% of them.

Origin

Chinese origin

From Chinese 胡 (hú). Doublet of Wu. For less common variants, see Hu.

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 19,999 people named Hu in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 15,438 Americans. That is up 66% since 2000, when the Census counted 12,056.

#1,797

rank among US surnames

19,999

people in 2010

6.8

per 100,000 Americans

+65.9%

change since 2000 (was #2,747)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#1,789	Paige	20,063	15,389
#1,790	Urban	20,058	15,393
#1,791	Boucher	20,050	15,399
#1,792	Fontenot	20,035	15,410
#1,793	Washburn	20,030	15,414
#1,794	Farr	20,011	15,429
#1,795	Melvin	20,008	15,431

Who is named Hu

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

95% of people named Hu identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, 2.2% as white (not Hispanic) and 1.6% as two or more races.

Asian and Pacific Islander 95%
White (not Hispanic) 2.2%
Two or more races 1.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 0.8%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.0%

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

Famous Hus

5 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Kelly Hu
American actress, born 1968
George Hu
American actor and singer, born 1982
Madison Hu
American actress, born 2002
Evelyn Hu
American physicist, born 1947
Hu Yun
Badminton player, born 1981

Notable Hus come mostly from the United States (4) and the People's Republic of China (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Hu

Hu has the Soundex code H000, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code H000.

Other Chinese surnames

All 193 Chinese surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Hu come from?: From Chinese 胡 (hú). Doublet of Wu. For less common variants, see Hu.
How common is the surname Hu?: 19,999 people in the United States had the surname Hu in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 15,438 Americans. It ranked 1,797th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Hu?: In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Hu identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, and 2.2% as white (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Hu?: Kelly Hu, American actress, followed by George Hu.
Where is the surname Hu most common?: Wikidata records people named Hu in the United States and the People's Republic of China.
How do you pronounce Hu?: Hu is /hu/, one syllable.
Is the surname Hu getting more or less common?: More common. 12,056 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 19,999 in 2010, up 66%.