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    The surname Lung

    A surname, carried by 7,753 people in the United States.

    1 syllable Soundex L520

    Lung: #4,578 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Lung #4,578, 7,753 people Lung: #4,578 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Lung #4,578, 7,753 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Lung is more common than 97.2% of them.

    Origin

    A surname.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 7,753 people named Lung in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 39,823 Americans. That is up 6.7% since 2000, when the Census counted 7,263.

    #4,578
    rank among US surnames
    7,753
    people in 2010
    2.6
    per 100,000 Americans
    +6.7%
    change since 2000 (was #4,496)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #4,573Ashe7,75639,807
    #4,576Herrin7,75539,812
    #4,577Brogan7,75439,818
    #4,578Lung7,75339,823
    #4,580Rohrer7,75039,838

    Who is named Lung

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

    47% of people named Lung identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), 32% as white (not Hispanic) and 15% as Asian and Pacific Islander.

    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 47%
    • White (not Hispanic) 32%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 15%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 3.6%
    • Two or more races 2.0%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 0.5%

    Compare: most common surnames among Hispanic and Latino Americans.

    Famous Lungs

    1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Emma Lung
      Australian actress, born 1982

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Lung

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

    Questions

    How common is the surname Lung?
    7,753 people in the United States had the surname Lung in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 39,823 Americans. It ranked 4,578th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Lung?
    In the 2010 Census, 47% of people named Lung identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), and 32% as white (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named Lung?
    Emma Lung, Australian actress.
    Where is the surname Lung most common?
    Wikidata records people named Lung in Australia.
    Is the surname Lung getting more or less common?
    More common. 7,263 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 7,753 in 2010, up 6.7%.