How Common Is the Last Name Chu?

Estimated U.S. bearers of the surname Chu today

31,565

Ranked #1,238 of 162,254 published surnames · 9.66 per 100,000 Americans (2010 Census) · 28,508 bearers counted in 2010, scaled to today's population.

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Ancestry breakdown reported in the 2010 Census

White

2.61%

Black

(S)%

Asian / Pacific Islander

92.14%

Hispanic

1.68%

Percentages are the Census Bureau's published figures for surname bearers in 2010. Figures are estimates from public records — see the methodology page.