How common is the surname Qu?

2,593 people in the United States had the surname Qu in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 119,069 Americans. It ranked 12,035th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Qu?

Gautama Siddha, 8th century Indian-Chinese astronomer.

Where is the surname Qu most common?

Wikidata records people named Qu in Tang dynasty.

Is the surname Qu getting more or less common?

More common. 1,271 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,593 in 2010, up 104%.

The surname Qu

A surname, carried by 2,593 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex Q000

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Qu is more common than 92.6% of them.

Origin

Borrowed from the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of various Mandarin surnames, including 瞿 (Qú) and 曲 (Qū).

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 2,593 people named Qu in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 119,069 Americans. That is up 104% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,271.

#12,035

rank among US surnames

2,593

people in 2010

0.9

per 100,000 Americans

+104%

change since 2000 (was #19,629)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#12,031	Lamoreaux	2,595	118,977
#12,033	Nimmo	2,594	119,023
#12,035	Lafayette	2,593	119,069
#12,040	Fredricks	2,592	119,115
#12,042	Oliveras	2,591	119,161
#12,043	Heckler	2,590	119,207

Who is named Qu

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

95% of people named Qu identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, 1.7% as white (not Hispanic) and 1.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Asian and Pacific Islander 95%
White (not Hispanic) 1.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.5%
Two or more races 1.1%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.3%

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

Famous Qus

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Gautama Siddha
8th century Indian-Chinese astronomer, 701–701

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Qu

Qu has the Soundex code Q000, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code Q000.

Questions

Where does the surname Qu come from?: Borrowed from the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of various Mandarin surnames, including 瞿 (Qú) and 曲 (Qū).
How common is the surname Qu?: 2,593 people in the United States had the surname Qu in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 119,069 Americans. It ranked 12,035th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Qu?: In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Qu identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, and 1.7% as white (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Qu?: Gautama Siddha, 8th century Indian-Chinese astronomer.
Where is the surname Qu most common?: Wikidata records people named Qu in Tang dynasty.
Is the surname Qu getting more or less common?: More common. 1,271 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,593 in 2010, up 104%.