# Mong (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/mong/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname from Norwegian, Korean, or Khmer.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | Norwegian |
| Type | place, taken from where an ancestor lived or came from |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 2,307 |
| US rank (2010) | 13,236 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 133,830 people |
| Change since 2000 | -26.1% (3,123 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

Various origins: * Borrowed from Norwegian Mong, a habitational surname from a place in Rogaland. * Borrowed from Korean 몽 (mong), a surname of unclear origin. * Borrowed from Khmer ម៉ុង (mong).

## Who carries it

Share of people named Mong in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 60% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 1.8% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 3.1% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 33% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.5% |
| Two or more races | 1.6% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Mong in the United States.

## People named Mong

- William V. Mong, actor, screenwriter, film director (1875-1940)

## Similar surnames

Monk, Monaco, Meng, Ming, Mang, Monico, Monica, Monge, Moniz, Monks, Monje, Mongeau.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.