How Many People Have the Last Name Chen?
people had the surname Chen in the 2010 US Census
About 1 in 1,739 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
+64,036 people
👥 Race and Hispanic Origin
Most people with the surname Chen (96.1%) are non-Hispanic Asian or Pacific Islander. Among surnames where most people are non-Hispanic Asian or Pacific Islander, Chen ranks #5. The mix barely changed from 2000: no group's share moved by 2 points or more.
See the most common Asian last names.
📈 Change Since 2000
Chen grew from 105,544 people in 2000 to 169,580 in 2010 (up 60.7%), and its rank rose from #260 to #150.
| 2000 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| People | 105,544 | 169,580 |
| Rank | #260 | #150 |
| Per 100,000 people | 39.12 | 57.49 |
🏆 Surnames Ranked Near Chen
🔊 Surnames That Sound Alike
Same Soundex code as Chen: C500
👤 Chen as a First Name
Chen is a first name too: about 245 people alive in the US today have it as a first name, an estimate from Social Security birth records.
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