How common is the surname Jung?

24,026 people in the United States had the surname Jung in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 12,850 Americans. It ranked 1,486th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Jung?

Jung Ryeo-won, Australian actress (born 1981), followed by Jason Jung.

Where is the surname Jung most common?

Wikidata records people named Jung in the United States and Australia.

Is the surname Jung getting more or less common?

More common. 17,395 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 24,026 in 2010, up 38%.

The surname Jung

A German surname, carried by 24,026 people in the United States.

Pronounced /jʊŋ/ 1 syllable Soundex J520

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Jung is more common than 99.1% of them.

Origin

German origin

Borrowed from German Jung. Doublet of Young.

One of 1,101 German surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 24,026 people named Jung in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 12,850 Americans. That is up 38% since 2000, when the Census counted 17,395.

#1,486

rank among US surnames

24,026

people in 2010

8.1

per 100,000 Americans

+38.1%

change since 2000 (was #1,896)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#1,477	Stroud	24,211	12,752
#1,478	Blanton	24,154	12,782
#1,479	Reece	24,145	12,787
#1,480	Liang	24,140	12,790
#1,481	Francisco	24,095	12,814
#1,482	Crow	24,089	12,817
#1,483	Bloom	24,081	12,821

Who is named Jung

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

68% of people named Jung identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, 28% as white (not Hispanic) and 1.8% as two or more races.

Asian and Pacific Islander 68%
White (not Hispanic) 28%
Two or more races 1.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.4%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.1%

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

Famous Jungs

4 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Jung Ryeo-won
Australian actress (born 1981)
Jason Jung
American-born Taiwanese tennis player, born 1989
Lovieanne Jung
American softball player, born 1980
Josh Jung
American baseball player, born 1998

Notable Jungs come mostly from the United States (3) and Australia (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Jung

Jung has the Soundex code J520, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code J520.

Other German surnames

All 1,101 German surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Jung come from?: Borrowed from German Jung. Doublet of Young.
How common is the surname Jung?: 24,026 people in the United States had the surname Jung in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 12,850 Americans. It ranked 1,486th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Jung?: In the 2010 Census, 68% of people named Jung identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, and 28% as white (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Jung?: Jung Ryeo-won, Australian actress (born 1981), followed by Jason Jung.
Where is the surname Jung most common?: Wikidata records people named Jung in the United States and Australia.
How do you pronounce Jung?: Jung is /jʊŋ/, one syllable.
Is the surname Jung getting more or less common?: More common. 17,395 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 24,026 in 2010, up 38%.