How common is the last name Chu?

29,872 people in the United States have the last name Chu, about 1 in 10,006. It ranks #1,154 of 156,621 last names in the 2020 Census.

last name

CHU

#1,154

of 156,621 last names recorded in the 2020 Census

People
29,872
About
1 in 10,006
This common or more
41.4%
Who bears it

Of the 29,872 people with the last name Chu, 90.6% reported their origin as Asian or Pacific Islander, 4.1% as two or more races and 2.9% as White. These count how people described themselves on the 2020 Census, not where the name comes from.

Either side of Chu

#1,152 Donahue · 29,903#1,153 Gay · 29,878#1,155 Beach · 29,830#1,156 Hurtado · 29,827

Spelled almost the same

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

#964 Cho · 35,679#1,977 Chau · 17,795#2,580 Chiu · 13,686#3,347 Chou · 10,502#3,410 Cha · 10,248#4,052 Chi · 8,510#6,449 Chua · 5,071#9,550 Che · 3,255

Also a first name

As a first name, Chu ranks #7,970 of 53,615, with 1,850 people. See Chu as a first name

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