How Many People Have the Last Name Yi?
people had the surname Yi in the 2010 US Census
About 1 in 16,447 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
+2,680 people
👥 Race and Hispanic Origin
Most people with the surname Yi (94.5%) are non-Hispanic Asian or Pacific Islander. Among surnames where most people are non-Hispanic Asian or Pacific Islander, Yi ranks #84. 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
Yi grew from 15,254 people in 2000 to 17,934 in 2010 (up 17.6%), and its rank rose from #2,189 to #2,011.
| 2000 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| People | 15,254 | 17,934 |
| Rank | #2,189 | #2,011 |
| Per 100,000 people | 5.65 | 6.08 |
🏆 Surnames Ranked Near Yi
🔊 Surnames That Sound Alike
Same Soundex code as Yi: Y000
👤 Yi as a First Name
Yi is a first name too: about 480 people alive in the US today have it as a first name, an estimate from Social Security birth records.
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