# Suy (surname)

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

A surname.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | Khmer |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 518 |
| US rank (2010) | 41,959 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 596,034 people |
| Change since 2000 | +47% (352 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

Two main origins: * Borrowed from Khmer ស៊ុយ (suy), a surname typically found in Cambodia, ultimately deriving from Chinese 隋 (suí). * Borrowed from Catalan Suy, a surname of unknown origin. This surname is predominantly found in Guatemala.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Suy 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) | 2.9% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 25% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 71% |
| Two or more races | 1.4% |

## Similar surnames

Su, Suh, Sue, Shaw, Shah, Shea, Seay, Shi, Shay, See, So, Seo.

## 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.