How Many People Have the Last Name Li?
people had the surname Li in the 2010 US Census
About 1 in 2,639 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
+54,000 people
👥 Race and Hispanic Origin
Most people with the surname Li (96.8%) are non-Hispanic Asian or Pacific Islander. Among surnames where most people are non-Hispanic Asian or Pacific Islander, Li ranks #7. 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
Li grew from 57,786 people in 2000 to 111,786 in 2010 (up 93.4%), and its rank rose from #519 to #273.
| 2000 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| People | 57,786 | 111,786 |
| Rank | #519 | #273 |
| Per 100,000 people | 21.42 | 37.9 |
🏆 Surnames Ranked Near Li
🔊 Surnames That Sound Alike
Same Soundex code as Li: L000
👤 Li as a First Name
Li is a first name too: about 373 people alive in the US today have it as a first name, an estimate from Social Security birth records.
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