Surname Checker / Chen
How Common Is the Last Name Chen?
Estimated U.S. bearers of the surname Chen today
187,763
Ranked #150 of 162,254 published surnames · 57.49 per 100,000 Americans (2010 Census) · 169,580 bearers counted in 2010, scaled to today's population.
Ancestry breakdown reported in the 2010 Census
White
1.4%
Black
0.3%
Asian / Pacific Islander
96.12%
Hispanic
0.52%
Percentages are the Census Bureau's published figures for surname bearers in 2010. Figures are estimates from public records — see the methodology page.