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    The surname Ou

    A surname, carried by 4,196 people in the United States.

    1 syllable Soundex O000

    Ou: #7,891 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Ou #7,891, 4,196 people Ou: #7,891 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Ou #7,891, 4,196 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Ou is more common than 95.1% of them.

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 4,196 people named Ou in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 73,581 Americans. That is up 73% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,422.

    #7,891
    rank among US surnames
    4,196
    people in 2010
    1.4
    per 100,000 Americans
    +73.2%
    change since 2000 (was #11,844)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #7,882Fritsch4,19973,528
    #7,885Gallaher4,19873,546
    #7,888Llanes4,19773,563
    #7,891Strasser4,19673,581
    #7,894Gallimore4,19573,598
    #7,896Brawley4,19373,634
    #7,898Hartsfield4,19273,651

    Who is named Ou

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

    96% of people named Ou identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, 2.2% as white (not Hispanic) and 1.4% as two or more races.

    • Asian and Pacific Islander 96%
    • White (not Hispanic) 2.2%
    • Two or more races 1.4%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 0.6%
    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 Ou?
    4,196 people in the United States had the surname Ou in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 73,581 Americans. It ranked 7,891st of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Ou?
    In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Ou identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, and 2.2% as white (not Hispanic).
    Is the surname Ou getting more or less common?
    More common. 2,422 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 4,196 in 2010, up 73%.