How Many People Have the Last Name Chu?
people had the surname Chu in the 2010 US Census
About 1 in 10,352 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
+4,127 people
👥 Race and Hispanic Origin
Most people with the surname Chu (92.1%) are non-Hispanic Asian or Pacific Islander. Among surnames where most people are non-Hispanic Asian or Pacific Islander, Chu ranks #55. The mix barely changed from 2000: no group's share moved by 2 points or more.
Withheld: too few people to publish.
See the most common Asian last names.
📈 Change Since 2000
Chu grew from 24,381 people in 2000 to 28,508 in 2010 (up 16.9%), and its rank rose from #1,328 to #1,238.
| 2000 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| People | 24,381 | 28,508 |
| Rank | #1,328 | #1,238 |
| Per 100,000 people | 9.04 | 9.66 |
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Same Soundex code as Chu: C000
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