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    The surname Hur

    A Korean surname, carried by 2,199 people in the United States.

    1 syllable Soundex H600

    Hur: #13,759 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Hur #13,759, 2,199 people Hur: #13,759 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Hur #13,759, 2,199 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Hur is more common than 91.5% of them.

    Origin

    Korean origin

    Borrowed from Korean 허(許) (heo).

    One of 42 Korean surnames on this site.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 2,199 people named Hur in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 140,403 Americans. That is up 36% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,616.

    #13,759
    rank among US surnames
    2,199
    people in 2010
    0.8
    per 100,000 Americans
    +36.1%
    change since 2000 (was #16,400)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #13,752Sova2,200140,339
    #13,759Baumer2,199140,403
    #13,764Bizzell2,198140,467

    Who is named Hur

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

    92% of people named Hur identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, 5.5% as white (not Hispanic) and 1.3% as two or more races.

    • Asian and Pacific Islander 92%
    • White (not Hispanic) 5.5%
    • Two or more races 1.3%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 0.6%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Native American are not shown.

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

    Other Korean surnames

    All 42 Korean surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname Hur come from?
    Borrowed from Korean 허(許) (heo).
    How common is the surname Hur?
    2,199 people in the United States had the surname Hur in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 140,403 Americans. It ranked 13,759th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Hur?
    In the 2010 Census, 92% of people named Hur identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, and 5.5% as white (not Hispanic).
    Is the surname Hur getting more or less common?
    More common. 1,616 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,199 in 2010, up 36%.