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    The surname Ouyang

    A Chinese surname, carried by 1,968 people in the United States.

    1 syllable Soundex O520

    Ouyang: #15,005 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Ouyang #15,005, 1,968 people Ouyang: #15,005 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Ouyang #15,005, 1,968 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Ouyang is more common than 90.8% of them.

    Origin

    Chinese origin

    From Mandarin 歐陽 /欧阳 (Ōuyáng).

    One of 193 Chinese surnames on this site.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 1,968 people named Ouyang in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 156,883 Americans. That is up 86% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,061.

    #15,005
    rank among US surnames
    1,968
    people in 2010
    0.7
    per 100,000 Americans
    +85.5%
    change since 2000 (was #22,612)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #15,002Hanning1,969156,803
    #15,005Anello1,968156,883

    Who is named Ouyang

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

    98% of people named Ouyang identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, 1.2% as two or more races.

    • Asian and Pacific Islander 98%
    • Two or more races 1.2%
    • White (not Hispanic) 0.8%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Hispanic are not shown.

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

    Famous Ouyangs

    1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • MC Jin
      American rapper and actor, born 1982

    Other Chinese surnames

    All 193 Chinese surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname Ouyang come from?
    From Mandarin 歐陽 /欧阳 (Ōuyáng).
    How common is the surname Ouyang?
    1,968 people in the United States had the surname Ouyang in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 156,883 Americans. It ranked 15,005th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Ouyang?
    In the 2010 Census, 98% of people named Ouyang identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, and 1.2% as two or more races.
    Who is the most famous person named Ouyang?
    MC Jin, American rapper and actor.
    Where is the surname Ouyang most common?
    Wikidata records people named Ouyang in the United States.
    Is the surname Ouyang getting more or less common?
    More common. 1,061 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,968 in 2010, up 86%.