How common is the last name Chen?

233,798 people in the United States have the last name Chen, about 1 in 1,278. It ranks #93 of 156,621 last names in the 2020 Census.

last name

CHEN

#93

of 156,621 last names recorded in the 2020 Census

People
233,798
About
1 in 1,278
This common or more
16.2%
Who bears it

Of the 233,798 people with the last name Chen, 95.4% reported their origin as Asian or Pacific Islander, 2.1% as White and 1.5% as two or more races. These count how people described themselves on the 2020 Census, not where the name comes from.

Either side of Chen

#91 Wood · 238,948#92 Ruiz · 237,286#94 Castillo · 231,347#95 Alvarez · 229,446

Spelled almost the same

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

#384 Chan · 81,431#1,245 Chin · 27,823#2,727 Chun · 12,893#8,400 Chien · 3,775#9,407 Chon · 3,315#34,306 Cheon · 712#68,789 Chem · 308#71,696 Chene · 293

Also a first name

As a first name, Chen ranks #3,348 of 53,615, with 6,337 people. See Chen as a first name

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