How common is the surname Xing?

1,240 people in the United States had the surname Xing in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 248,988 Americans. It ranked 21,173rd of 162,253 surnames.

Where is the surname Xing most common?

Wikidata records people named Xing in the People's Republic of China.

How do you pronounce Xing?

Xing is /ʃɪŋ/, one syllable.

Is the surname Xing getting more or less common?

More common. 698 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,240 in 2010, up 78%.

Is Xing also a first name?

Yes. Xing is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.

The surname Xing

A surname, carried by 1,240 people in the United States.

Pronounced /ʃɪŋ/ 1 syllable Soundex X520

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Xing is more common than 87% of them.

Origin

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 邢 (Xíng).

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,240 people named Xing in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 248,988 Americans. That is up 78% since 2000, when the Census counted 698.

#21,173

rank among US surnames

1,240

people in 2010

0.4

per 100,000 Americans

+77.7%

change since 2000 (was #31,389)

Who is named Xing

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

97% of people named Xing identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, 2.0% as white (not Hispanic).

Asian and Pacific Islander 97%
White (not Hispanic) 2.0%
Two or more races 0.7%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.5%

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 Xings

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Xing Aiying
Badminton player, born 1989

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Xing

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

Questions

Where does the surname Xing come from?: From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 邢 (Xíng).
How common is the surname Xing?: 1,240 people in the United States had the surname Xing in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 248,988 Americans. It ranked 21,173rd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Xing?: In the 2010 Census, 97% of people named Xing identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, and 2.0% as white (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Xing?: Xing Aiying, badminton player.
Where is the surname Xing most common?: Wikidata records people named Xing in the People's Republic of China.
How do you pronounce Xing?: Xing is /ʃɪŋ/, one syllable.
Is the surname Xing getting more or less common?: More common. 698 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,240 in 2010, up 78%.
Is Xing also a first name?: Yes. Xing is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.