How common is the surname Hung?

7,137 people in the United States had the surname Hung in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 43,260 Americans. It ranked 4,932nd of 162,253 surnames.

Where is the surname Hung most common?

Wikidata records people named Hung in the United States.

Is the surname Hung getting more or less common?

More common. 6,173 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 7,137 in 2010, up 16%.

The surname Hung

A surname, carried by 7,137 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex H520

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Hung is more common than 97% of them.

Origin

From Mandarin or Cantonese 洪 (Mandarin: Hóng, Cantonese: hung⁴) or Cantonese 孔 (hung²).

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 7,137 people named Hung in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 43,260 Americans. That is up 16% since 2000, when the Census counted 6,173.

#4,932

rank among US surnames

7,137

people in 2010

2.4

per 100,000 Americans

+15.6%

change since 2000 (was #5,199)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#4,926	Snook	7,141	43,236
#4,927	Peltier	7,140	43,242
#4,930	McDougal	7,139	43,248
#4,932	Hung	7,137	43,260

Who is named Hung

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

88% of people named Hung identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, 4.7% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 4.2% as white (not Hispanic).

Asian and Pacific Islander 88%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 4.7%
White (not Hispanic) 4.2%
Two or more races 2.7%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.1%

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

Famous Hungs

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

William Hung
American singer, born 1982

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Hung

Hung has the Soundex code H520, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code H520.

Questions

Where does the surname Hung come from?: From Mandarin or Cantonese 洪 (Mandarin: Hóng, Cantonese: hung⁴) or Cantonese 孔 (hung²).
How common is the surname Hung?: 7,137 people in the United States had the surname Hung in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 43,260 Americans. It ranked 4,932nd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Hung?: In the 2010 Census, 88% of people named Hung identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, and 4.7% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Hung?: William Hung, American singer.
Where is the surname Hung most common?: Wikidata records people named Hung in the United States.
Is the surname Hung getting more or less common?: More common. 6,173 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 7,137 in 2010, up 16%.