The surname Yen
A surname, carried by 5,066 people in the United States.
1 syllable Soundex Y500
How common it is
2010 US Census
There were 5,066 people named Yen in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 60,945 Americans. That is up 8.3% since 2000, when the Census counted 4,676.
#6,671
rank among US surnames
5,066
people in 2010
1.7
per 100,000 Americans
+8.3%
change since 2000 (was #6,661)
| Rank | Surname | People | 1 in |
|---|---|---|---|
| #6,663 | Vanbuskirk | 5,073 | 60,861 |
| #6,664 | Maloy | 5,068 | 60,921 |
| #6,669 | Townes | 5,067 | 60,933 |
| #6,671 | Yen | 5,066 | 60,945 |
| #6,672 | Toner | 5,065 | 60,957 |
| #6,673 | Bierman | 5,064 | 60,969 |
Who is named Yen
Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census
89% of people named Yen identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, 4.7% as two or more races and 4.0% as white (not Hispanic).
- Asian and Pacific Islander 89%
- Two or more races 4.7%
- White (not Hispanic) 4.0%
- Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.7%
- Black (not Hispanic) 0.5%
Compare: most common surnames among Asian and Pacific Islander Americans.
Spellings and sound-alikes
Useful when a record has your ancestor under another spelling
Surnames that sound like Yen
Yen has the Soundex code Y500, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code Y500.
Questions
- How common is the surname Yen?
- 5,066 people in the United States had the surname Yen in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 60,945 Americans. It ranked 6,671st of 162,253 surnames.
- What ethnicity is the surname Yen?
- In the 2010 Census, 89% of people named Yen identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, and 4.7% as two or more races.
- Is the surname Yen getting more or less common?
- More common. 4,676 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,066 in 2010, up 8.3%.