The surname Yu
A Chinese surname, carried by 52,035 people in the United States.
Pronounced /ˈju/ 1 syllable Soundex Y000 Also a first name
Origin
Chinese origin
Transliteration: * (Mandarin): From Wade–Giles romanization of Mandarin (for: ㄩˊ, ㄩˇ, ㄩˋ, ㄧㄡˊ) (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) * (Korean): From Korean 유 (yu) or 류 (ryu) (柳, 劉, 兪, 庾) * (Japanese): From Japanese ゆう or ユウ (優, 夕, 友, 有, 勇, 祐, 裕, 雄, 悠, 由宇, 侑)
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 52,035 people named Yu in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 5,933 Americans. That is up 43% since 2000, when the Census counted 36,285.
Who is named Yu
Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census
96% of people named Yu identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, 1.6% as two or more races and 1.5% as white (not Hispanic).
- Asian and Pacific Islander 96%
- Two or more races 1.6%
- White (not Hispanic) 1.5%
- Hispanic or Latino (any race) 0.7%
- Black (not Hispanic) 0.1%
- American Indian and Alaska Native 0.0%
Compare: most common surnames among Asian and Pacific Islander Americans.
Famous Yus
7 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Elizabeth YuAmerican actress, born 2002
- Yu Ying-shihAmerican China historian (1930-2021)
- Jessica YuAmerican filmmaker (born 1966)
- Corrinne YuAmerican game programmer, born 1964
- Charles YuAmerican writer, born 1976
- Angela YuBadminton player, born 2003
- Leland YeeAmerican criminal and former Democratic California State Senator, born 1948
Notable Yus come mostly from the United States (4), Taiwan (1) and Australia (1).
Spellings and sound-alikes
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Surnames that sound like Yu
Yu has the Soundex code Y000, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code Y000.
Other Chinese surnames
Questions
- Where does the surname Yu come from?
- Transliteration: * (Mandarin): From Wade–Giles romanization of Mandarin (for: ㄩˊ, ㄩˇ, ㄩˋ, ㄧㄡˊ) (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) * (Korean): From Korean 유 (yu) or 류 (ryu) (柳, 劉, 兪,…
- How common is the surname Yu?
- 52,035 people in the United States had the surname Yu in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 5,933 Americans. It ranked 658th of 162,253 surnames.
- What ethnicity is the surname Yu?
- In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Yu identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, and 1.6% as two or more races.
- Who is the most famous person named Yu?
- Elizabeth Yu, American actress, followed by Yu Ying-shih.
- Where is the surname Yu most common?
- Wikidata records people named Yu in the United States, Taiwan and Australia and 1 other country.
- How do you pronounce Yu?
- Yu is /ˈju/, one syllable.
- Is the surname Yu getting more or less common?
- More common. 36,285 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 52,035 in 2010, up 43%.
- Is Yu also a first name?
- Yes. Yu 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.