How Common Is the Last Name Liu?

Estimated U.S. bearers of the surname Liu today

86,773

Ranked #411 of 162,254 published surnames · 26.57 per 100,000 Americans (2010 Census) · 78,370 bearers counted in 2010, scaled to today's population.

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Ancestry breakdown reported in the 2010 Census

White

1.79%

Black

0.17%

Asian / Pacific Islander

95.62%

Hispanic

0.54%

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