How common is the surname Yun?

8,933 people in the United States had the surname Yun in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 34,562 Americans. It ranked 3,981st of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Yun?

James Yun, American professional wrestler.

Where is the surname Yun most common?

Wikidata records people named Yun in the United States.

Is the surname Yun getting more or less common?

More common. 6,927 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 8,933 in 2010, up 29%.

Is Yun also a first name?

Yes. Yun 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 Yun

A Chinese surname, carried by 8,933 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex Y500

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Yun is more common than 97.5% of them.

Origin

Chinese origin

From various romanizations of the Mandarin pronunciation of Chinese 妘 (Yún).

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 8,933 people named Yun in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 34,562 Americans. That is up 29% since 2000, when the Census counted 6,927.

#3,981

rank among US surnames

8,933

people in 2010

3.0

per 100,000 Americans

+29%

change since 2000 (was #4,680)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#3,972	Batson	8,951	34,493
#3,973	Popp	8,947	34,508
#3,974	Dunne	8,941	34,531
#3,975	Keeling	8,938	34,543
#3,976	Teal	8,937	34,547
#3,977	Hamblin	8,936	34,551
#3,978	Greiner	8,935	34,555

Who is named Yun

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

93% of people named Yun identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, 3.0% as white (not Hispanic) and 2.4% as two or more races.

Asian and Pacific Islander 93%
White (not Hispanic) 3.0%
Two or more races 2.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 0.9%

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.

Famous Yuns

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

James Yun
American professional wrestler, born 1981

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Yun

Yun has the Soundex code Y500, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code Y500.

Other Chinese surnames

All 193 Chinese surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Yun come from?: From various romanizations of the Mandarin pronunciation of Chinese 妘 (Yún).
How common is the surname Yun?: 8,933 people in the United States had the surname Yun in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 34,562 Americans. It ranked 3,981st of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Yun?: In the 2010 Census, 93% of people named Yun identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, and 3.0% as white (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Yun?: James Yun, American professional wrestler.
Where is the surname Yun most common?: Wikidata records people named Yun in the United States.
Is the surname Yun getting more or less common?: More common. 6,927 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 8,933 in 2010, up 29%.
Is Yun also a first name?: Yes. Yun 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.