How common is the surname Xiang?

1,430 people in the United States had the surname Xiang in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 215,906 Americans. It ranked 19,041st of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Xiang?

Xiang Xiu, 3rd century Chinese scholar and writer.

Where is the surname Xiang most common?

Wikidata records people named Xiang in China.

How do you pronounce Xiang?

Xiang is /ʃiɑŋ/, 2 syllables.

Is the surname Xiang getting more or less common?

More common. 642 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,430 in 2010, up 123%.

The surname Xiang

A Chinese surname, carried by 1,430 people in the United States.

Pronounced /ʃiɑŋ/ 2 syllables Soundex X520

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Xiang is more common than 88.3% of them.

Origin

Chinese origin

From several Mandarin surnames, including 項／项 (Xiàng), 向 (Xiàng) and 相 (Xiāng).

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 1,430 people named Xiang in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 215,906 Americans. That is up 123% since 2000, when the Census counted 642.

#19,041

rank among US surnames

1,430

people in 2010

0.5

per 100,000 Americans

+122.7%

change since 2000 (was #33,528)

Who is named Xiang

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

97% of people named Xiang identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, 1.3% as white (not Hispanic).

Asian and Pacific Islander 97%
White (not Hispanic) 1.3%
Two or more races 0.6%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.6%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Hispanic, Native American are not shown.

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

Famous Xiangs

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Xiang Xiu
3rd century Chinese scholar and writer, 223–275

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Xiang

Xiang has the Soundex code X520, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code X520.

Other Chinese surnames

All 193 Chinese surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Xiang come from?: From several Mandarin surnames, including 項／项 (Xiàng), 向 (Xiàng) and 相 (Xiāng).
How common is the surname Xiang?: 1,430 people in the United States had the surname Xiang in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 215,906 Americans. It ranked 19,041st of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Xiang?: In the 2010 Census, 97% of people named Xiang identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, and 1.3% as white (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Xiang?: Xiang Xiu, 3rd century Chinese scholar and writer.
Where is the surname Xiang most common?: Wikidata records people named Xiang in China.
How do you pronounce Xiang?: Xiang is /ʃiɑŋ/, 2 syllables.
Is the surname Xiang getting more or less common?: More common. 642 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,430 in 2010, up 123%.