How common is the surname Oo?

1,601 people in the United States had the surname Oo in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 192,845 Americans. It ranked 17,565th of 162,253 surnames.

Is the surname Oo getting more or less common?

More common. 519 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,601 in 2010, up 209%.

The surname Oo

A surname, carried by 1,601 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex O000

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Oo is more common than 89.2% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,601 people named Oo in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 192,845 Americans. That is up 209% since 2000, when the Census counted 519.

#17,565

rank among US surnames

1,601

people in 2010

0.5

per 100,000 Americans

+208.5%

change since 2000 (was #39,824)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#17,559	Cambridge	1,602	192,725
#17,565	Herdman	1,601	192,845
#17,572	Highley	1,600	192,966

Who is named Oo

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

93% of people named Oo identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, 3.0% as white (not Hispanic) and 2.6% as two or more races.

Asian and Pacific Islander 93%
White (not Hispanic) 3.0%
Two or more races 2.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 0.9%

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

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

Questions

How common is the surname Oo?: 1,601 people in the United States had the surname Oo in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 192,845 Americans. It ranked 17,565th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Oo?: In the 2010 Census, 93% of people named Oo identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, and 3.0% as white (not Hispanic).
Is the surname Oo getting more or less common?: More common. 519 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,601 in 2010, up 209%.