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    The surname Tung

    A surname, carried by 4,411 people in the United States.

    1 syllable Soundex T520

    Tung: #7,536 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Tung #7,536, 4,411 people Tung: #7,536 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Tung #7,536, 4,411 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Tung is more common than 95.4% of them.

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 4,411 people named Tung in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 69,994 Americans. That is up 13% since 2000, when the Census counted 3,892.

    #7,536
    rank among US surnames
    4,411
    people in 2010
    1.5
    per 100,000 Americans
    +13.3%
    change since 2000 (was #7,891)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #7,531Almendarez4,41569,931
    #7,532Messier4,41369,963
    #7,534Kilby4,41269,979
    #7,536Tung4,41169,994
    #7,541Lazarus4,41070,010

    Who is named Tung

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

    90% of people named Tung identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, 4.2% as white (not Hispanic) and 3.6% as two or more races.

    • Asian and Pacific Islander 90%
    • White (not Hispanic) 4.2%
    • Two or more races 3.6%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.2%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 0.6%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 0.1%

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

    Famous Tungs

    1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Lola Tung
      American actress, born 2002

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Tung

    Tung has the Soundex code T520, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code T520.

    Questions

    How common is the surname Tung?
    4,411 people in the United States had the surname Tung in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 69,994 Americans. It ranked 7,536th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Tung?
    In the 2010 Census, 90% of people named Tung identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, and 4.2% as white (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named Tung?
    Lola Tung, American actress.
    Where is the surname Tung most common?
    Wikidata records people named Tung in the United States.
    Is the surname Tung getting more or less common?
    More common. 3,892 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 4,411 in 2010, up 13%.