How common is the surname Liang?

24,140 people in the United States had the surname Liang in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 12,790 Americans. It ranked 1,480th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Liang?

Awonder Liang, American chess player, followed by Liang Wengen.

Where is the surname Liang most common?

Wikidata records people named Liang in the United States, the People's Republic of China and British Hong Kong.

Is the surname Liang getting more or less common?

More common. 14,095 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 24,140 in 2010, up 71%.

Is Liang also a first name?

Yes. Liang is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.

The surname Liang

A Chinese surname, carried by 24,140 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex L520

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

Origin

Chinese origin

From Mandarin 梁 (Liáng). Doublet of Niu.

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 24,140 people named Liang in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 12,790 Americans. That is up 71% since 2000, when the Census counted 14,095.

#1,480

rank among US surnames

24,140

people in 2010

8.2

per 100,000 Americans

+71.3%

change since 2000 (was #2,353)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#1,471	Navarrete	24,259	12,727
#1,472	Gamez	24,256	12,729
#1,473	Swift	24,249	12,732
#1,474	Inman	24,222	12,746
#1,475	Crews	24,219	12,748
#1,476	Kurtz	24,216	12,750
#1,477	Stroud	24,211	12,752

Who is named Liang

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

97% of people named Liang identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, 1.4% as white (not Hispanic) and 1.2% as two or more races.

Asian and Pacific Islander 97%
White (not Hispanic) 1.4%
Two or more races 1.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 0.5%

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.

Famous Liangs

5 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Awonder Liang
American chess player, born 2003
Liang Wengen
Billionaire and member of the Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party, born 1956
Al Leong
American actor and stuntman, born 1952
William Leong Kuan-Pui
born 1998
Leung Nok Hang
Association football player, born 1994

Notable Liangs come mostly from the United States (2), the People's Republic of China (1) and British Hong Kong (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Liang

Liang has the Soundex code L520, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code L520.

Other Chinese surnames

All 193 Chinese surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Liang come from?: From Mandarin 梁 (Liáng). Doublet of Niu.
How common is the surname Liang?: 24,140 people in the United States had the surname Liang in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 12,790 Americans. It ranked 1,480th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Liang?: In the 2010 Census, 97% of people named Liang identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, and 1.4% as white (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Liang?: Awonder Liang, American chess player, followed by Liang Wengen.
Where is the surname Liang most common?: Wikidata records people named Liang in the United States, the People's Republic of China and British Hong Kong.
Is the surname Liang getting more or less common?: More common. 14,095 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 24,140 in 2010, up 71%.
Is Liang also a first name?: Yes. Liang is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.