How Common Is the Last Name Wu?

Estimated U.S. bearers of the surname Wu today

79,411

Ranked #461 of 162,254 published surnames · 24.31 per 100,000 Americans (2010 Census) · 71,721 bearers counted in 2010, scaled to today's population.

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Ancestry breakdown reported in the 2010 Census

White

1.37%

Black

0.18%

Asian / Pacific Islander

96.37%

Hispanic

0.48%

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