How common is the surname Ying?

1,964 people in the United States had the surname Ying in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 157,202 Americans. It ranked 15,043rd of 162,253 surnames.

Is the surname Ying getting more or less common?

More common. 1,676 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,964 in 2010, up 17%.

Is Ying also a first name?

Yes. Ying 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 Ying

A Chinese surname, carried by 1,964 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex Y520 Also a first name

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Ying is more common than 90.7% of them.

Origin

Chinese origin

From various romanizations of the Mandarin pronunciations of various Chinese names, including 應 /应 (Yīng or Yìng), 郢 (Yǐng), and 嬴 (Yíng).

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 1,964 people named Ying in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 157,202 Americans. That is up 17% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,676.

#15,043

rank among US surnames

1,964

people in 2010

0.7

per 100,000 Americans

+17.2%

change since 2000 (was #15,933)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#15,043	Gerow	1,964	157,202
#15,048	Premo	1,963	157,282
#15,052	Linger	1,962	157,363

Who is named Ying

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

90% of people named Ying identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, 3.6% as two or more races and 3.0% as white (not Hispanic).

Asian and Pacific Islander 90%
Two or more races 3.6%
White (not Hispanic) 3.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.8%
Black (not Hispanic) 1.6%

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

Famous Yings

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Ying Chang
150–217

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Ying

Ying has the Soundex code Y520, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code Y520.

Other Chinese surnames

All 193 Chinese surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Ying come from?: From various romanizations of the Mandarin pronunciations of various Chinese names, including 應 /应 (Yīng or Yìng), 郢 (Yǐng), and 嬴 (Yíng).
How common is the surname Ying?: 1,964 people in the United States had the surname Ying in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 157,202 Americans. It ranked 15,043rd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Ying?: In the 2010 Census, 90% of people named Ying identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, and 3.6% as two or more races.
Who is the most famous person named Ying?: Ying Chang.
Is the surname Ying getting more or less common?: More common. 1,676 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,964 in 2010, up 17%.
Is Ying also a first name?: Yes. Ying 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.