# Suh (surname)

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

A surname from Korean.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | Korean |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 7,089 |
| US rank (2010) | 4,961 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 43,553 people |
| Change since 2000 | +32% (5,391 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /sʌ/, 1 syllable |
| Variant spellings | Seo |

## Etymology

From Korean 서(徐) (Seo). Cognate with English Xu (from Mandarin).

## Who carries it

Share of people named Suh 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) | 1.9% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 0.5% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 0.3% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 95% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.0% |
| Two or more races | 2.1% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Suh in the United States.

## People named Suh

- Ndamukong Suh, American football player (born 1987)

## Similar surnames

Su, Sue, Suy, Shue, Shaw, Shah, Shea, Seay, Shi, Shay, See, So.

## 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.