How common is the surname Mao?

5,565 people in the United States had the surname Mao in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 55,480 Americans. It ranked 6,153rd of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Mao?

Mao Zedong, 1st chairman of the Chinese Communist Party and founder of the People's Republic of China , followed by Mao Yi.

Where is the surname Mao most common?

Wikidata records people named Mao in the People's Republic of China.

Is the surname Mao getting more or less common?

More common. 4,047 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,565 in 2010, up 38%.

The surname Mao

A Chinese surname, carried by 5,565 people in the United States.

Pronounced /maʊ̯/ 1 syllable Soundex M000

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Mao is more common than 96.2% of them.

Origin

Chinese origin

From Mandarin 毛 (Máo).

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 5,565 people named Mao in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 55,480 Americans. That is up 38% since 2000, when the Census counted 4,047.

#6,153

rank among US surnames

5,565

people in 2010

1.9

per 100,000 Americans

+37.5%

change since 2000 (was #7,578)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#6,146	Bromley	5,576	55,370
#6,147	Storms	5,575	55,380
#6,148	Lafrance	5,574	55,390
#6,149	Wendel	5,572	55,410
#6,150	Seely	5,571	55,420
#6,151	Mitchel	5,570	55,430
#6,152	Bartel	5,568	55,450

Who is named Mao

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

95% of people named Mao identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, 2.0% as two or more races and 1.6% as white (not Hispanic).

Asian and Pacific Islander 95%
Two or more races 2.0%
White (not Hispanic) 1.6%
Black (not Hispanic) 1.0%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Hispanic, Native American are not shown.

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

Famous Maos

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Mao Zedong
1st chairman of the Chinese Communist Party and founder of the People's Republic of China , 1893–1976
Mao Yi
Artistic gymnast, born 1999

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Variant spellings

Surnames that sound like Mao

Mao has the Soundex code M000, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code M000.

Other Chinese surnames

All 193 Chinese surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Mao come from?: From Mandarin 毛 (Máo).
How common is the surname Mao?: 5,565 people in the United States had the surname Mao in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 55,480 Americans. It ranked 6,153rd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Mao?: In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Mao identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, and 2.0% as two or more races.
Who is the most famous person named Mao?: Mao Zedong, 1st chairman of the Chinese Communist Party and founder of the People's Republic of China , followed by Mao Yi.
Where is the surname Mao most common?: Wikidata records people named Mao in the People's Republic of China.
How do you pronounce Mao?: Mao is /maʊ̯/, one syllable.
Is the surname Mao getting more or less common?: More common. 4,047 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,565 in 2010, up 38%.
What are other spellings of Mao?: Mow.