Explore the Family Name Jong

The meaning of Jong

1. Korean: variant of Chŏng (see Chong 1). 2. Chinese: variant Romanization of the surname 莊, see Zhuang. 3. Chinese: variant Romanization of the surname 張, see Zhang 1. 4. Chinese: variant Romanization of the surnames 鐘, 仲 and 衷, see Zhong 1–3. 5. Chinese: variant Romanization of the surname 楊, see Yang 1. 6. Dutch: variant, without the definite article de ‘the’, of De Jong ‘the young’. Some characteristic forenames: Chinese Gwo, Lei, Soo, Cheong, Chun Ming, Haewon, Huimin, In, Jung, Keun, Min Young, Myong Ja. Korean Chang, Pak, Tuong.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Jong has slightly decreased in rank from 2000 to 2010, slipping from 22,591 to 22,749, a marginal shift of -0.7%. However, the count of individuals with this surname increased by 6.03% during the same period, growing from 1,062 to 1,126. The proportion per 100,000 people remained relatively stable, showing a mild decrease of -2.56%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#22,591	#22,749	-0.7%
Count	1,062	1,126	6.03%
Proportion per 100k	0.39	0.38	-2.56%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Jong

In terms of ethnic identity, the Decennial U.S. Census data shows that the majority of individuals with the surname Jong identify as Asian/Pacific Islander, accounting for 85.97% in 2010, up by 0.88% from 2000. Those identifying as two or more races also saw an increase, jumping by 9.77%. Meanwhile, there was a slight decrease in those identifying as White and Hispanic, dropping by -10.76% and -2.04%, respectively. There were no individuals who identified as Black or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either year.

	2000	2010	Change
Asian/Pacific Islander	85.22%	85.97%	0.88%
White	6.97%	6.22%	-10.76%
Two or More Races	3.48%	3.82%	9.77%
Hispanic	2.45%	2.4%	-2.04%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%