How common is the last name Chau?

17,795 people in the United States have the last name Chau, about 1 in 16,797. It ranks #1,977 of 156,621 last names in the 2020 Census.

last name

CHAU

#1,977

of 156,621 last names recorded in the 2020 Census

People
17,795
About
1 in 16,797
This common or more
47.7%
Who bears it

Of the 17,795 people with the last name Chau, 93.6% reported their origin as Asian or Pacific Islander, 2.5% as two or more races and 1.8% as Hispanic or Latino. These count how people described themselves on the 2020 Census, not where the name comes from.

Either side of Chau

#1,975 Mchugh · 17,833#1,976 Najera · 17,798#1,978 Moya · 17,789#1,979 Dietz · 17,786

Spelled almost the same

8 last names in the 2020 Census spelled within a letter or two of Chau, most common first.

#1,154 Chu · 29,872#2,580 Chiu · 13,686#3,183 Chao · 11,067#3,347 Chou · 10,502#3,410 Cha · 10,248#8,228 Chai · 3,857#10,263 Chae · 2,988#19,505 Chay · 1,386

Also a first name

As a first name, Chau ranks #2,826 of 53,615, with 8,189 people. As a baby name it peaked in 1982, with 35 births. See Chau as a first name

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