# You (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/you/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname from Chinese

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | Chinese |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 5,234 |
| US rank (2010) | 6,486 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 58,988 people |
| Change since 2000 | +61% (3,246 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

From irregular, Wade–Giles, and Hanyu Pinyin romanizations of the Mandarin pronunciations of various Chinese characters, including 余, 于, 由 (yóu), 魚 /鱼 (yú) / 鱼 (yú), 漁 /渔 (yú), 渔 (yú), 楀 (yǔ), 俞, 喻, 兪, 於 /于, 遇 (yù), 虞 (yú), 郁 (yù), 尉, 禹 (yǔ), 游 (yóu), 尤 (yóu), 庾 (yǔ), 娛 /娱, 娱, 茹, 幽 (Yōu).

## Who carries it

Share of people named You in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 2.2% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 0.5% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 0.9% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 95% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.1% |
| Two or more races | 1.7% |

## Similar surnames

Yoo, Yow, Yu, Yee, Yi, Ye, Yao, Yeh, Yau, Yoho, Yeo, Yohe.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.