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    The surname Mu

    A surname, carried by 1,803 people in the United States.

    1 syllable Soundex M000

    Mu: #16,064 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Mu #16,064, 1,803 people Mu: #16,064 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Mu #16,064, 1,803 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Mu is more common than 90.1% of them.

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 1,803 people named Mu in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 171,240 Americans. That is up 103% since 2000, when the Census counted 889.

    #16,064
    rank among US surnames
    1,803
    people in 2010
    0.6
    per 100,000 Americans
    +102.8%
    change since 2000 (was #25,945)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #16,059Hartig1,805171,050
    #16,060Saylors1,804171,145
    #16,064Ochsner1,803171,240
    #16,071Vales1,802171,335

    Who is named Mu

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

    89% of people named Mu identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, 5.9% as white (not Hispanic) and 2.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

    • Asian and Pacific Islander 89%
    • White (not Hispanic) 5.9%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.2%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 1.7%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Native American, Multiracial are not shown.

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

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Mu

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

    Questions

    How common is the surname Mu?
    1,803 people in the United States had the surname Mu in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 171,240 Americans. It ranked 16,064th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Mu?
    In the 2010 Census, 89% of people named Mu identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, and 5.9% as white (not Hispanic).
    Is the surname Mu getting more or less common?
    More common. 889 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,803 in 2010, up 103%.