How Many People Have the Last Name Mei?
people had the surname Mei in the 2010 US Census
About 1 in 37,453 people in the Census had this surname
Source: Census Bureau surname list
Surname Rank
Tied with 1 other
Per 100,000 People
In 2010
Largest Group
Asian and Pacific Islander
Change Since 2000
+3,073 people
👥 Race and Hispanic Origin
Most people with the surname Mei (91.7%) are non-Hispanic Asian or Pacific Islander. The next largest group, 6.4%, are non-Hispanic White. Among surnames where most people are non-Hispanic Asian or Pacific Islander, Mei ranks #185. From 2000 to 2010, the non-Hispanic Asian or Pacific Islander share rose from 88.9% to 91.7%, and the non-Hispanic White share fell from 8.8% to 6.4%.
Withheld: too few people to publish.
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📈 Change Since 2000
Mei grew from 4,794 people in 2000 to 7,867 in 2010 (up 64.1%), and its rank rose from #6,526 to #4,510.
| 2000 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| People | 4,794 | 7,867 |
| Rank | #6,526 | #4,510 |
| Per 100,000 people | 1.78 | 2.67 |
🏆 Surnames Ranked Near Mei
🔊 Surnames That Sound Alike
Same Soundex code as Mei: M000
👤 Mei as a First Name
Mei is a first name too: about 1,823 people alive in the US today have it as a first name, an estimate from Social Security birth records.
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