# Ryu (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/ryu/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname from Japanese.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | Japanese |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 2,723 |
| US rank (2010) | 11,543 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 113,384 people |
| Change since 2000 | +85% (1,473 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

Romanization * From Japanese 竜(りゅう) (Ryū). Doublet of Long and Yong. * From Korean 류 (ryu), derived from 柳 or 劉. Congate with Yoo. Doublet of Liu.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Ryu in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 2.1% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 0.2% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 0.4% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 96% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.0% |
| Two or more races | 1.3% |

## Similar surnames

Rye, Ray, Rowe, Roy, Roe, Rea, Rao, Rau, Rey, Rhea, Raya, Roa.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.