How Many People Have the Last Name Chau?
people had the surname Chau in the 2010 US Census
About 1 in 17,699 people in the Census had this surname
Source: Census Bureau surname list
Surname Rank
Of 162,253 surnames
Per 100,000 People
In 2010
Largest Group
Asian and Pacific Islander
Change Since 2000
+3,429 people
👥 Race and Hispanic Origin
Most people with the surname Chau (94.4%) are non-Hispanic Asian or Pacific Islander. Among surnames where most people are non-Hispanic Asian or Pacific Islander, Chau ranks #93. The mix barely changed from 2000: no group's share moved by 2 points or more.
Withheld: too few people to publish.
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📈 Change Since 2000
Chau grew from 13,238 people in 2000 to 16,667 in 2010 (up 25.9%), and its rank rose from #2,498 to #2,181.
| 2000 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| People | 13,238 | 16,667 |
| Rank | #2,498 | #2,181 |
| Per 100,000 people | 4.91 | 5.65 |
🏆 Surnames Ranked Near Chau
🔊 Surnames That Sound Alike
Same Soundex code as Chau: C000
👤 Chau as a First Name
Chau is a first name too: about 480 people alive in the US today have it as a first name, an estimate from Social Security birth records.
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