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    The surname Pun

    A surname, carried by 1,197 people in the United States.

    1 syllable Soundex P500

    Pun: #21,736 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Pun #21,736, 1,197 people Pun: #21,736 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Pun #21,736, 1,197 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Pun is more common than 86.6% of them.

    Origin

    A surname.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 1,197 people named Pun in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 257,933 Americans. That is up 39% since 2000, when the Census counted 861.

    #21,736
    rank among US surnames
    1,197
    people in 2010
    0.4
    per 100,000 Americans
    +39%
    change since 2000 (was #26,614)

    Who is named Pun

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

    87% of people named Pun identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, 4.7% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 2.8% as two or more races.

    • Asian and Pacific Islander 87%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 4.7%
    • Two or more races 2.8%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 2.7%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; White, Native American are not shown.

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

    Questions

    How common is the surname Pun?
    1,197 people in the United States had the surname Pun in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 257,933 Americans. It ranked 21,736th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Pun?
    In the 2010 Census, 87% of people named Pun identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, and 4.7% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
    Is the surname Pun getting more or less common?
    More common. 861 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,197 in 2010, up 39%.