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    The surname Shō

    A surname, carried by 175 people in the United States.

    1 syllable Soundex S000

    Shō: #102,688 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer#10,001Dubon Shō #102,688, 175 people Shō: #102,688 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#100Jimenez#10,001Dubon Shō #102,688, 175 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Shō is more common than 36.7% of them.

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 175 people named Shō in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 1,764,260 Americans. That is up 40% since 2000, when the Census counted 125.

    #102,688
    rank among US surnames
    175
    people in 2010
    0.1
    per 100,000 Americans
    +40%
    change since 2000 (was #126,400)

    Who is named Shō

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

    77% of people named Shō identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, 17% as white (not Hispanic) and 2.9% as Black (not Hispanic).

    • Asian and Pacific Islander 77%
    • White (not Hispanic) 17%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 2.9%
    • Two or more races 2.9%
    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 Shōs

    9 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Shō Shin
      3rd king of the Ryukyu Kingdom (1465-1526)
    • Shō Kei
      13th king of the Ryukyu Kingdom, 1700–1752
    • Shō Gen
      5th king of the Ryukyu Kingdom, 1528–1572
    • Shō Nei
      7th king of the Ryukyu Kingdom, 1564–1620
    • Shō Boku
      14th king of the Ryukyu Kingdom, 1739–1794
    • Shō Sei
      4th king of the Ryukyu Kingdom, 1497–1555
    • Shō Hō
      8th king of the Ryukyu Kingdom, 1590–1640
    • Shō Tei
      11th king of the Ryukyu Kingdom, 1645–1709
    • Shō Eki
      12th king of the Ryukyu Kingdom, 1678–1712

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Shō

    Shō has the Soundex code S000, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code S000.

    Questions

    How common is the surname Shō?
    175 people in the United States had the surname Shō in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 1,764,260 Americans. It ranked 102,688th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Shō?
    In the 2010 Census, 77% of people named Shō identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, and 17% as white (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named Shō?
    Shō Shin, 3rd king of the Ryukyu Kingdom (1465-1526), followed by Shō Kei.
    Where is the surname Shō most common?
    Wikidata records people named Shō in Ryukyu Kingdom.
    Is the surname Shō getting more or less common?
    More common. 125 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 175 in 2010, up 40%.