How common is the surname Song?

25,110 people in the United States had the surname Song in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 12,296 Americans. It ranked 1,415th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Song?

Brenda Song, American actress and model (born 1988), followed by Daewon Song.

Where is the surname Song most common?

Wikidata records people named Song in the United States, Republic of China and China.

Is the surname Song getting more or less common?

More common. 16,856 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 25,110 in 2010, up 49%.

The surname Song

A Chinese surname, carried by 25,110 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). Song is more common than 99.1% of them.

Origin

Chinese origin

Borrowed from Mandarin 宋 (Sòng).

One of 193 Chinese surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 25,110 people named Song in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 12,296 Americans. That is up 49% since 2000, when the Census counted 16,856.

#1,415

rank among US surnames

25,110

people in 2010

8.5

per 100,000 Americans

+49%

change since 2000 (was #1,962)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#1,406	Roe	25,286	12,210
#1,407	Tomlinson	25,274	12,216
#1,408	Mayes	25,256	12,225
#1,409	Zheng	25,242	12,231
#1,410	Albright	25,189	12,257
#1,411	Burgos	25,169	12,267
#1,412	Swain	25,157	12,273

Who is named Song

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

95% of people named Song identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, 2.0% as white (not Hispanic) and 1.7% as two or more races.

Asian and Pacific Islander 95%
White (not Hispanic) 2.0%
Two or more races 1.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 0.7%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.0%

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

Famous Songs

4 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Brenda Song
American actress and model (born 1988)
Daewon Song
American skateboarder, born 1975
Song Zheyuan
A senior general of the National Revolutionary Army of the Republic of China, one of Feng , 1885–1940
Song Xian
born 150

Notable Songs come mostly from the United States (2), Republic of China (1) and China (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

Useful when a record has your ancestor under another spelling

Variant spellings

Sung
Soong

Surnames that sound like Song

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

Other Chinese surnames

All 193 Chinese surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Song come from?: Borrowed from Mandarin 宋 (Sòng).
How common is the surname Song?: 25,110 people in the United States had the surname Song in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 12,296 Americans. It ranked 1,415th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Song?: In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Song identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, and 2.0% as white (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Song?: Brenda Song, American actress and model (born 1988), followed by Daewon Song.
Where is the surname Song most common?: Wikidata records people named Song in the United States, Republic of China and China.
Is the surname Song getting more or less common?: More common. 16,856 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 25,110 in 2010, up 49%.
What are other spellings of Song?: Sung and Soong.