How common is the surname Yue?

2,251 people in the United States had the surname Yue in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 137,159 Americans. It ranked 13,494th of 162,253 surnames.

Is the surname Yue getting more or less common?

More common. 1,611 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,251 in 2010, up 40%.

Is Yue also a first name?

Yes. Yue 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 Yue

A surname, carried by 2,251 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex Y000

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Yue is more common than 91.7% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 2,251 people named Yue in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 137,159 Americans. That is up 40% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,611.

#13,494

rank among US surnames

2,251

people in 2010

0.8

per 100,000 Americans

+39.7%

change since 2000 (was #16,444)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#13,486	Freda	2,253	137,038
#13,491	Hillenbrand	2,252	137,098
#13,494	Porche	2,251	137,159
#13,497	Bellino	2,250	137,220
#13,502	Nehring	2,248	137,342

Who is named Yue

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

94% of people named Yue identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, 3.1% as two or more races and 2.9% as white (not Hispanic).

Asian and Pacific Islander 94%
Two or more races 3.1%
White (not Hispanic) 2.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 0.2%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Native American 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 Yue

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

Questions

How common is the surname Yue?: 2,251 people in the United States had the surname Yue in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 137,159 Americans. It ranked 13,494th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Yue?: In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Yue identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, and 3.1% as two or more races.
Is the surname Yue getting more or less common?: More common. 1,611 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,251 in 2010, up 40%.
Is Yue also a first name?: Yes. Yue 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.