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    The surname Hyun

    A Korean surname, carried by 2,262 people in the United States.

    2 syllables Soundex H500

    Hyun: #13,462 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Hyun #13,462, 2,262 people Hyun: #13,462 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Hyun #13,462, 2,262 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Hyun is more common than 91.7% of them.

    Origin

    Korean origin

    Borrowed from Korean 현 (hyeon), from Chinese 玄 (xuán).

    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 2,262 people named Hyun in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 136,492 Americans. That is up 26% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,796.

    #13,462
    rank among US surnames
    2,262
    people in 2010
    0.8
    per 100,000 Americans
    +25.9%
    change since 2000 (was #15,071)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #13,453Carstensen2,264136,372
    #13,456Mankin2,263136,432
    #13,462Trottier2,262136,492
    #13,466Hertzog2,261136,553
    #13,470Vandegrift2,260136,613

    Who is named Hyun

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

    95% of people named Hyun identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, 2.5% as white (not Hispanic) and 2.3% as two or more races.

    • Asian and Pacific Islander 95%
    • White (not Hispanic) 2.5%
    • Two or more races 2.3%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 0.4%
    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.

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Hyun

    Hyun has the Soundex code H500, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code H500.

    Other Korean surnames

    All 42 Korean surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname Hyun come from?
    Borrowed from Korean 현 (hyeon), from Chinese 玄 (xuán).
    How common is the surname Hyun?
    2,262 people in the United States had the surname Hyun in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 136,492 Americans. It ranked 13,462nd of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Hyun?
    In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Hyun identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, and 2.5% as white (not Hispanic).
    Is the surname Hyun getting more or less common?
    More common. 1,796 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,262 in 2010, up 26%.