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    The surname Pu

    A Chinese surname, carried by 1,299 people in the United States.

    Pronounced /pu/ 1 syllable Soundex P000

    Pu: #20,449 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Pu #20,449, 1,299 people Pu: #20,449 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Pu #20,449, 1,299 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Pu is more common than 87.4% of them.

    Origin

    Chinese origin

    From Mandarin 蒲 (Pú).

    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 1,299 people named Pu in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 237,679 Americans. That is up 71% since 2000, when the Census counted 760.

    #20,449
    rank among US surnames
    1,299
    people in 2010
    0.4
    per 100,000 Americans
    +70.9%
    change since 2000 (was #29,325)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #20,449Louk1,299237,679
    #20,458Rencher1,298237,863

    Who is named Pu

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

    76% of people named Pu identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, 15% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 4.4% as white (not Hispanic).

    • Asian and Pacific Islander 76%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 15%
    • White (not Hispanic) 4.4%
    • Two or more races 3.4%
    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.

    Famous Pus

    1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Puru
      Artist, descendant of the imperial clan of the Qing Dynasty (1896-1963)

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Pu

    Pu has the Soundex code P000, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code P000.

    Other Chinese surnames

    All 193 Chinese surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname Pu come from?
    From Mandarin 蒲 (Pú).
    How common is the surname Pu?
    1,299 people in the United States had the surname Pu in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 237,679 Americans. It ranked 20,449th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Pu?
    In the 2010 Census, 76% of people named Pu identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, and 15% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
    Who is the most famous person named Pu?
    Puru, artist, descendant of the imperial clan of the Qing Dynasty (1896-1963).
    Where is the surname Pu most common?
    Wikidata records people named Pu in Qing dynasty.
    How do you pronounce Pu?
    Pu is /pu/, one syllable.
    Is the surname Pu getting more or less common?
    More common. 760 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,299 in 2010, up 71%.