How Many People Have the Last Name Ly?
people had the surname Ly in the 2010 US Census
About 1 in 9,872 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
+6,901 people
👥 Race and Hispanic Origin
Most people with the surname Ly (94.6%) are non-Hispanic Asian or Pacific Islander. Among surnames where most people are non-Hispanic Asian or Pacific Islander, Ly ranks #49. 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
Ly grew from 22,990 people in 2000 to 29,891 in 2010 (up 30%), and its rank rose from #1,421 to #1,176.
| 2000 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| People | 22,990 | 29,891 |
| Rank | #1,421 | #1,176 |
| Per 100,000 people | 8.52 | 10.13 |
🏆 Surnames Ranked Near Ly
🔊 Surnames That Sound Alike
Same Soundex code as Ly: L000
👤 Ly as a First Name
Ly is a first name too: about 385 people alive in the US today have it as a first name, an estimate from Social Security birth records.
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