How common is the surname Ming?

3,764 people in the United States had the surname Ming in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 82,026 Americans. It ranked 8,718th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Ming?

In the 2010 Census, 50% of people named Ming identified as white (not Hispanic), and 22% as Asian and Pacific Islander.

Is the surname Ming getting more or less common?

Less common. 4,434 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,764 in 2010, down 15%.

Is Ming also a first name?

Yes. Ming 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 Ming

A surname, carried by 3,764 people in the United States.

Pronounced /mɪŋ/ 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). Ming is more common than 94.6% of them.

Origin

From Mandarin 明 (Míng).

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 3,764 people named Ming in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 82,026 Americans. That is down 15% since 2000, when the Census counted 4,434.

#8,718

rank among US surnames

3,764

people in 2010

1.3

per 100,000 Americans

-15.1%

change since 2000 (was #6,968)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#8,712	Kuang	3,767	81,961
#8,713	Neiman	3,766	81,982
#8,714	Nuss	3,765	82,004
#8,718	Ming	3,764	82,026
#8,720	Ortez	3,762	82,070

Who is named Ming

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

50% of people named Ming identified as white (not Hispanic), 22% as Asian and Pacific Islander and 20% as Black (not Hispanic).

White (not Hispanic) 50%
Asian and Pacific Islander 22%
Black (not Hispanic) 20%
Two or more races 4.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.8%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Variant spellings

Surnames that sound like Ming

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

Questions

Where does the surname Ming come from?: From Mandarin 明 (Míng).
How common is the surname Ming?: 3,764 people in the United States had the surname Ming in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 82,026 Americans. It ranked 8,718th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Ming?: In the 2010 Census, 50% of people named Ming identified as white (not Hispanic), and 22% as Asian and Pacific Islander.
How do you pronounce Ming?: Ming is /mɪŋ/, one syllable.
Is the surname Ming getting more or less common?: Less common. 4,434 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,764 in 2010, down 15%.
What are other spellings of Ming?: Min and Mim.
Is Ming also a first name?: Yes. Ming 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.