How common is the surname Trieu?

3,451 people in the United States had the surname Trieu in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 89,466 Americans. It ranked 9,426th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Trieu?

Bà Triệu, 3rd-century Vietnamese warrior.

Where is the surname Trieu most common?

Wikidata records people named Trieu in Vietnam.

Is the surname Trieu getting more or less common?

More common. 2,613 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,451 in 2010, up 32%.

The surname Trieu

A Chinese surname, carried by 3,451 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex T600

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Trieu is more common than 94.2% of them.

Origin

Chinese origin

Borrowed from Vietnamese Triệu. Doublet of Zhao.

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 3,451 people named Trieu in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 89,466 Americans. That is up 32% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,613.

#9,426

rank among US surnames

3,451

people in 2010

1.2

per 100,000 Americans

+32.1%

change since 2000 (was #11,138)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#9,418	Albino	3,453	89,414
#9,421	Stalker	3,452	89,440
#9,426	Trieu	3,451	89,466
#9,427	Bulger	3,450	89,491
#9,431	Geter	3,449	89,517
#9,433	Bork	3,448	89,543

Who is named Trieu

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

94% of people named Trieu identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, 2.6% as white (not Hispanic) and 2.1% as two or more races.

Asian and Pacific Islander 94%
White (not Hispanic) 2.6%
Two or more races 2.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 0.9%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.1%

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

Famous Trieus

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Bà Triệu
3rd-century Vietnamese warrior, 225–248

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Trieu

Trieu has the Soundex code T600, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code T600.

Other Chinese surnames

All 193 Chinese surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Trieu come from?: Borrowed from Vietnamese Triệu. Doublet of Zhao.
How common is the surname Trieu?: 3,451 people in the United States had the surname Trieu in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 89,466 Americans. It ranked 9,426th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Trieu?: In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Trieu identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, and 2.6% as white (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Trieu?: Bà Triệu, 3rd-century Vietnamese warrior.
Where is the surname Trieu most common?: Wikidata records people named Trieu in Vietnam.
Is the surname Trieu getting more or less common?: More common. 2,613 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,451 in 2010, up 32%.