How common is the surname Su?

12,973 people in the United States had the surname Su in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 23,799 Americans. It ranked 2,779th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Su?

Lisa Su, American business executive and electrical engineer, followed by Su Manshu.

Where is the surname Su most common?

Wikidata records people named Su in the United States, China and the People's Republic of China.

Is the surname Su getting more or less common?

More common. 8,507 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 12,973 in 2010, up 53%.

Is Su also a first name?

Yes. Su is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.

The surname Su

A Chinese surname, carried by 12,973 people in the United States.

Pronounced /su/ 1 syllable Soundex S000 Also a first name

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Su is more common than 98.3% of them.

Origin

Chinese origin

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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 12,973 people named Su in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 23,799 Americans. That is up 53% since 2000, when the Census counted 8,507.

#2,779

rank among US surnames

12,973

people in 2010

4.4

per 100,000 Americans

+52.5%

change since 2000 (was #3,835)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#2,770	Burden	13,028	23,699
#2,772	Salvador	13,021	23,711
#2,773	Schell	13,016	23,720
#2,774	Devlin	13,014	23,724
#2,775	Woo	13,003	23,744
#2,776	Steen	12,989	23,770
#2,777	Leggett	12,977	23,792

Who is named Su

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

93% of people named Su identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, 2.3% as white (not Hispanic) and 2.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Asian and Pacific Islander 93%
White (not Hispanic) 2.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.0%
Two or more races 2.0%

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 Sus

4 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Lisa Su
American business executive and electrical engineer, born 1969
Su Manshu
Artist (1884-1918)
Hua Guofeng
2nd Chairman of the Chinese Communist Party, 2nd Premier of the People's Republic of China, 1921–2008
Yōbun So
born 1959

Notable Sus come mostly from the United States (1), China (1) and the People's Republic of China (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Variant spellings

Surnames that sound like Su

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

Other Chinese surnames

All 193 Chinese surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Su come from?: Clipping.
How common is the surname Su?: 12,973 people in the United States had the surname Su in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 23,799 Americans. It ranked 2,779th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Su?: In the 2010 Census, 93% of people named Su identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, and 2.3% as white (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Su?: Lisa Su, American business executive and electrical engineer, followed by Su Manshu.
Where is the surname Su most common?: Wikidata records people named Su in the United States, China and the People's Republic of China.
How do you pronounce Su?: Su is /su/, one syllable.
Is the surname Su getting more or less common?: More common. 8,507 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 12,973 in 2010, up 53%.
What are other spellings of Su?: Sue.
Is Su also a first name?: Yes. Su is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.