# Shō (surname)

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

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 175 |
| US rank (2010) | 102,688 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 1,764,260 people |
| Change since 2000 | +40% (125 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Who carries it

Share of people named Shō 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) | 17% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 2.9% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 77% |
| Two or more races | 2.9% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Shō in Ryukyu Kingdom.

## People named Shō

- Shō Shin, 3rd king of the Ryukyu Kingdom (1465-1526)
- Shō Kei, 13th king of the Ryukyu Kingdom
- Shō Gen, 5th king of the Ryukyu Kingdom
- Shō Nei, 7th king of the Ryukyu Kingdom
- Shō Boku, 14th king of the Ryukyu Kingdom
- Shō Sei, 4th king of the Ryukyu Kingdom
- Shō Hō, 8th king of the Ryukyu Kingdom
- Shō Tei, 11th king of the Ryukyu Kingdom
- Shō Eki, 12th king of the Ryukyu Kingdom

## Similar surnames

Shi, Shao, Shu, Shy, Sha, Schow, Shaw, Shah, Shea, Seay, Su, Shay.

## 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.