How common is the surname Kong?

14,165 people in the United States had the surname Kong in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 21,796 Americans. It ranked 2,551st of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Kong?

Confucius, 5th-century BCE Chinese philosopher and politician, followed by William Hung.

Where is the surname Kong most common?

Wikidata records people named Kong in Lu and the United States.

Is the surname Kong getting more or less common?

More common. 11,040 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 14,165 in 2010, up 28%.

The surname Kong

A Chinese surname, carried by 14,165 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex K520

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Kong is more common than 98.4% of them.

Origin

Chinese origin

Borrowed from Mandarin 孔 (kǒng) or Cantonese 江 (gong1).

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 14,165 people named Kong in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 21,796 Americans. That is up 28% since 2000, when the Census counted 11,040.

#2,551

rank among US surnames

14,165

people in 2010

4.8

per 100,000 Americans

+28.3%

change since 2000 (was #3,005)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#2,542	Clemens	14,231	21,695
#2,543	Baughman	14,230	21,697
#2,544	Ryder	14,228	21,700
#2,545	Lombardi	14,227	21,701
#2,546	Weiner	14,208	21,730
#2,547	Mota	14,182	21,770
#2,548	Villasenor	14,180	21,773

Who is named Kong

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

88% of people named Kong identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, 4.5% as white (not Hispanic) and 3.5% as two or more races.

Asian and Pacific Islander 88%
White (not Hispanic) 4.5%
Two or more races 3.5%
Black (not Hispanic) 2.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.1%

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

Famous Kongs

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Confucius
5th-century BCE Chinese philosopher and politician, -550–-478
William Hung
American singer, born 1982

Notable Kongs come mostly from Lu (1) and the United States (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Kong

Kong has the Soundex code K520, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code K520.

Other Chinese surnames

All 193 Chinese surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Kong come from?: Borrowed from Mandarin 孔 (kǒng) or Cantonese 江 (gong1).
How common is the surname Kong?: 14,165 people in the United States had the surname Kong in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 21,796 Americans. It ranked 2,551st of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Kong?: In the 2010 Census, 88% of people named Kong identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, and 4.5% as white (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Kong?: Confucius, 5th-century BCE Chinese philosopher and politician, followed by William Hung.
Where is the surname Kong most common?: Wikidata records people named Kong in Lu and the United States.
Is the surname Kong getting more or less common?: More common. 11,040 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 14,165 in 2010, up 28%.