How Many People Have the Last Name Fong?

17,889

people had the surname Fong in the 2010 US Census

About 1 in 16,502 people in the Census had this surname

Source: Census Bureau surname list

Surname Rank

#2,018

Of 162,253 surnames

Per 100,000 People

6.06

In 2010

Largest Group

81.1%

Asian and Pacific Islander

Change Since 2000

+7.7%

+1,275 people

👥 Race and Hispanic Origin

Most people with the surname Fong (81.1%) are non-Hispanic Asian or Pacific Islander. The next largest group, 6.8%, are Hispanic or Latino. Among surnames where most people are non-Hispanic Asian or Pacific Islander, Fong ranks #86. From 2000 to 2010, the non-Hispanic Asian or Pacific Islander share fell from 84.8% to 81.1%.

White 5%
Black 1.2%
Asian and Pacific Islander 81.1%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0%
Two or more races 5.9%
Hispanic or Latino 6.8%

See the most common Asian last names.

📈 Change Since 2000

Fong grew from 16,614 people in 2000 to 17,889 in 2010 (up 7.7%), and its rank fell from #2,002 to #2,018. The population grew faster, so its share still fell, from 6.16 to 6.06 people per 100,000.

20002010
People16,61417,889
Rank#2,002#2,018
Per 100,000 people6.166.06

🏆 Surnames Ranked Near Fong

RankSurnamePeople in 2010
#2,015Bernstein17,916
#2,016Darnell17,915
#2,017Hwang17,900
#2,018Fong17,889
#2,019Mccord17,875
#2,020Akins17,868
#2,021Bergman17,846

👤 Fong as a First Name

Fong is a first name too: about 286 people alive in the US today have it as a first name, an estimate from Social Security birth records.

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