# Soe (surname)

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

A surname.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | Burmese |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 1,668 |
| US rank (2010) | 17,033 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 185,099 people |
| Change since 2000 | +302% (415 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

Borrowed from Burmese စိုး (cui:) and/or Teochew 蘇 /苏 (sou¹) or Hokkien 蘇 /苏 (So͘).

## Who carries it

Share of people named Soe 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) | 4.4% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 4.9% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 88% |
| Two or more races | 2.2% |

## Similar surnames

So, Sow, Soo, Soy, Shaw, Shah, Shea, Seay, Su, Shi, Shay, See.

## 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.