How common is the surname Shang?

1,079 people in the United States had the surname Shang in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 286,140 Americans. It ranked 23,532nd of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Shang?

Lucas Sang, Athletics competitor from Kenya, followed by Samantha Sang.

Where is the surname Shang most common?

Wikidata records people named Shang in Kenya and Australia.

Is the surname Shang getting more or less common?

More common. 721 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,079 in 2010, up 50%.

The surname Shang

A surname, carried by 1,079 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex S520

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Shang is more common than 85.5% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,079 people named Shang in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 286,140 Americans. That is up 50% since 2000, when the Census counted 721.

#23,532

rank among US surnames

1,079

people in 2010

0.4

per 100,000 Americans

+49.7%

change since 2000 (was #30,552)

Who is named Shang

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

91% of people named Shang identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, 5.1% as white (not Hispanic) and 1.9% as Black (not Hispanic).

Asian and Pacific Islander 91%
White (not Hispanic) 5.1%
Black (not Hispanic) 1.9%
Two or more races 1.4%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Hispanic, Native American are not shown.

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

Famous Shangs

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Lucas Sang
Athletics competitor from Kenya, 1961–2007
Samantha Sang
Australian singer (born 1951)

Notable Shangs come mostly from Kenya (1) and Australia (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Shang

Shang has the Soundex code S520, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code S520.

Questions

How common is the surname Shang?: 1,079 people in the United States had the surname Shang in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 286,140 Americans. It ranked 23,532nd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Shang?: In the 2010 Census, 91% of people named Shang identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, and 5.1% as white (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Shang?: Lucas Sang, Athletics competitor from Kenya, followed by Samantha Sang.
Where is the surname Shang most common?: Wikidata records people named Shang in Kenya and Australia.
Is the surname Shang getting more or less common?: More common. 721 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,079 in 2010, up 50%.