Explore the Family Name Chui

The meaning of Chui

Chinese: 1. Cantonese form of the surname 徐, see Xu 1. 2. Cantonese form of the surname 崔, see Cui. 3. Cantonese form of the surname 隋, see Sui 1. 4. Hokkien form of the surname 水, see Shui 1. Some characteristic forenames: Chinese Ming, Wai, Chung, Hing, Ning, Wing, Cheung, Chia, Chiming, Chun Fai, Fung, Hin, Hon, Ki Young, Pang.

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How common is the last name Chui in the United States?

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Chui has experienced a slight increase in popularity from the year 2000 to 2010. In 2000, it was ranked as the 19,248th most popular surname, while in 2010, it moved up slightly to 19,138th, showing a modest growth of 0.57%. The count of people with this surname also increased from 1,303 in 2000 to 1,420 in 2010, reflecting a rise of approximately 9%. However, its proportion per 100,000 residents remained constant at 0.48.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#19,248	#19,138	0.57%
Count	1,303	1,420	8.98%
Proportion per 100k	0.48	0.48	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Chui

Regarding ethnicity based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the majority of individuals with the surname Chui are of Asian or Pacific Islander descent. This group decreased slightly from 93.55% in 2000 to 92.89% in 2010. Those identifying with two or more races saw a substantial decrease of 23.37%, while those identifying as White and Hispanic saw increases of 34.00% and 24.48% respectively. There was a small decline among those identifying as Black from 0.69% to 0.63%. The percentage of American Indians and Alaskan Natives remained unchanged.

	2000	2010	Change
Asian/Pacific Islander	93.55%	92.89%	-0.71%
White	2%	2.68%	34%
Hispanic	1.92%	2.39%	24.48%
Two or More Races	1.84%	1.41%	-23.37%
Black	0.69%	0.63%	-8.7%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%