How common is the surname Suh?

7,089 people in the United States had the surname Suh in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 43,553 Americans. It ranked 4,961st of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Suh?

Ndamukong Suh, American football player (born 1987).

Where is the surname Suh most common?

Wikidata records people named Suh in the United States.

Is the surname Suh getting more or less common?

More common. 5,391 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 7,089 in 2010, up 32%.

The surname Suh

A Korean surname, carried by 7,089 people in the United States.

Pronounced /sʌ/ 1 syllable Soundex S000

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Suh is more common than 96.9% of them.

Origin

Korean origin

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

One of 42 Korean surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 7,089 people named Suh in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 43,553 Americans. That is up 32% since 2000, when the Census counted 5,391.

#4,961

rank among US surnames

7,089

people in 2010

2.4

per 100,000 Americans

+31.5%

change since 2000 (was #5,878)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#4,955	Nesmith	7,097	43,504
#4,956	Araiza	7,095	43,516
#4,960	Hague	7,093	43,528
#4,961	Suh	7,089	43,553
#4,962	Hannan	7,086	43,571

Who is named Suh

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

95% of people named Suh identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, 2.1% as two or more races and 1.9% as white (not Hispanic).

Asian and Pacific Islander 95%
Two or more races 2.1%
White (not Hispanic) 1.9%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 0.3%

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

Famous Suhs

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Ndamukong Suh
American football player (born 1987)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Variant spellings

Surnames that sound like Suh

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

Other Korean surnames

All 42 Korean surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Suh come from?: From Korean 서(徐) (Seo). Cognate with English Xu (from Mandarin).
How common is the surname Suh?: 7,089 people in the United States had the surname Suh in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 43,553 Americans. It ranked 4,961st of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Suh?: In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Suh identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, and 2.1% as two or more races.
Who is the most famous person named Suh?: Ndamukong Suh, American football player (born 1987).
Where is the surname Suh most common?: Wikidata records people named Suh in the United States.
How do you pronounce Suh?: Suh is /sʌ/, one syllable.
Is the surname Suh getting more or less common?: More common. 5,391 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 7,089 in 2010, up 32%.
What are other spellings of Suh?: Seo.