Explore the Family Name Cung

The meaning of Cung

1. Vietnamese: from the Chinese surnames 龔 or 宮, see Gong 1 and 3. 2. Vietnamese (Củng): from the Chinese surname 鞏, see Gong 2. 3. Chinese: variant of Cong. 4. Chinese: variant Romanization of the surname 鐘, see Zhong 1.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Cung has significantly risen in popularity from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, Cung was ranked 51,458 in popularity with a count of 380 people bearing the name. By 2010, however, the rank had improved to 31,453 and the count had nearly doubled to 736, marking a 93.68% increase. This growth is further emphasized by the proportion per 100,000 people, which increased from 0.14 to 0.25, representing a 78.57% change.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#51,458	#31,453	38.88%
Count	380	736	93.68%
Proportion per 100k	0.14	0.25	78.57%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Cung

Regarding ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census data reveals a strong association between the surname Cung and Asian/Pacific Islander heritage. In both 2000 and 2010, over 95% of those with the Cung surname identified as Asian/Pacific Islander. Over the decade, there was a slight increase in this percentage from 95.26% to 95.38%. Meanwhile, the census noted an emergence of individuals identifying with two or more races, which wasn't present in 2000 but accounted for 2.04% in 2010. On the other hand, those who identified as White or Hispanic decreased by 42.18% and 31.01%, respectively. No individuals with the Cung surname identified as Black or American Indian and Alaskan Native during these years.

	2000	2010	Change
Asian/Pacific Islander	95.26%	95.38%	0.13%
Two or More Races	0%	2.04%	0%
White	2.11%	1.22%	-42.18%
Hispanic	1.58%	1.09%	-31.01%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%