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    The surname Soohoo

    A surname, carried by 1,444 people in the United States.

    2 syllables Soundex S000

    Soohoo: #18,910 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Soohoo #18,910, 1,444 people Soohoo: #18,910 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Soohoo #18,910, 1,444 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Soohoo is more common than 88.3% of them.

    Origin

    From Taishanese 司徒 (lhu¹ hu³). Compare Tagalog Soho.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 1,444 people named Soohoo in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 213,813 Americans. That is up 4.5% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,382.

    #18,910
    rank among US surnames
    1,444
    people in 2010
    0.5
    per 100,000 Americans
    +4.5%
    change since 2000 (was #18,447)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #18,910Haver1,444213,813
    #18,918Asare1,443213,961

    Who is named Soohoo

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

    89% of people named Soohoo identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, 5.7% as two or more races and 3.9% as white (not Hispanic).

    • Asian and Pacific Islander 89%
    • Two or more races 5.7%
    • White (not Hispanic) 3.9%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.4%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Native American are not shown.

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

    Famous Soohoos

    1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Nikki SooHoo
      American actress, born 1988

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Soohoo

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

    Questions

    Where does the surname Soohoo come from?
    From Taishanese 司徒 (lhu¹ hu³). Compare Tagalog Soho.
    How common is the surname Soohoo?
    1,444 people in the United States had the surname Soohoo in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 213,813 Americans. It ranked 18,910th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Soohoo?
    In the 2010 Census, 89% of people named Soohoo identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, and 5.7% as two or more races.
    Who is the most famous person named Soohoo?
    Nikki SooHoo, American actress.
    Where is the surname Soohoo most common?
    Wikidata records people named Soohoo in the United States.
    Is the surname Soohoo getting more or less common?
    More common. 1,382 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,444 in 2010, up 4.5%.