How common is the surname Meng?

5,729 people in the United States had the surname Meng in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 53,892 Americans. It ranked 6,001st of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Meng?

Meng Huo, 3rd century tribal leader in the Nanzhong region, followed by Grace Meng.

Where is the surname Meng most common?

Wikidata records people named Meng in Shu Han and the United States.

Is the surname Meng getting more or less common?

More common. 3,837 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,729 in 2010, up 49%.

Is Meng also a first name?

Yes. Meng 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 Meng

A Chinese surname, carried by 5,729 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex M520

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Meng is more common than 96.3% of them.

Origin

Chinese origin

From non-English surnames: * From Khmer មេង (meing) * From Mandarin 孟 (Mèng). * From German Meng

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 5,729 people named Meng in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 53,892 Americans. That is up 49% since 2000, when the Census counted 3,837.

#6,001

rank among US surnames

5,729

people in 2010

1.9

per 100,000 Americans

+49.3%

change since 2000 (was #7,987)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#5,996	McAuliffe	5,733	53,854
#5,998	Olinger	5,732	53,863
#6,000	Hallett	5,731	53,873
#6,001	Lawlor	5,729	53,892

Who is named Meng

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

57% of people named Meng identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, 31% as white (not Hispanic) and 10% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Asian and Pacific Islander 57%
White (not Hispanic) 31%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 10%
Two or more races 1.1%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.4%

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

Famous Mengs

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Meng Huo
3rd century tribal leader in the Nanzhong region, 101–300
Grace Meng
American politician (born 1975)

Notable Mengs come mostly from Shu Han (1) and the United States (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Meng

Meng has the Soundex code M520, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code M520.

Other Chinese surnames

All 193 Chinese surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Meng come from?: From non-English surnames: * From Khmer មេង (meing) * From Mandarin 孟 (Mèng). * From German Meng
How common is the surname Meng?: 5,729 people in the United States had the surname Meng in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 53,892 Americans. It ranked 6,001st of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Meng?: In the 2010 Census, 57% of people named Meng identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, and 31% as white (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Meng?: Meng Huo, 3rd century tribal leader in the Nanzhong region, followed by Grace Meng.
Where is the surname Meng most common?: Wikidata records people named Meng in Shu Han and the United States.
Is the surname Meng getting more or less common?: More common. 3,837 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,729 in 2010, up 49%.
Is Meng also a first name?: Yes. Meng 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.