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    The surname Yiu

    A surname, carried by 1,056 people in the United States.

    1 syllable Soundex Y000

    Yiu: #23,899 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer#10,001Dubon Yiu #23,899, 1,056 people Yiu: #23,899 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#100Jimenez Yiu #23,899, 1,056 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Yiu is more common than 85.3% of them.

    Origin

    From the Hakka or Cantonese pronunciation of Chinese 姚 (Yáo). Doublet of Yao.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 1,056 people named Yiu in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 292,373 Americans. That is up 16% since 2000, when the Census counted 910.

    #23,899
    rank among US surnames
    1,056
    people in 2010
    0.4
    per 100,000 Americans
    +16%
    change since 2000 (was #25,503)

    Who is named Yiu

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

    97% of people named Yiu identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, 1.7% as two or more races and 1.3% as white (not Hispanic).

    • Asian and Pacific Islander 97%
    • Two or more races 1.7%
    • White (not Hispanic) 1.3%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Hispanic are not shown.

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

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Yiu

    Yiu has the Soundex code Y000, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code Y000.

    Questions

    Where does the surname Yiu come from?
    From the Hakka or Cantonese pronunciation of Chinese 姚 (Yáo). Doublet of Yao.
    How common is the surname Yiu?
    1,056 people in the United States had the surname Yiu in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 292,373 Americans. It ranked 23,899th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Yiu?
    In the 2010 Census, 97% of people named Yiu identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, and 1.7% as two or more races.
    Is the surname Yiu getting more or less common?
    More common. 910 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,056 in 2010, up 16%.