Explore the Family Name Joung

The meaning of Joung

Korean: variant of Chŏng (see Chong 1).

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

Based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Joung increased notably between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Joung was ranked 45,149th in terms of surname frequency but climbed to a rank of 35,345 by 2010, demonstrating a significant 21.71% increase. The count of individuals with this surname also saw an impressive rise from 447 in 2000 to 637 in 2010, marking an increase of 42.51%. Similarly, the proportion per 100,000 people with the surname Joung grew by 29.41%, moving from 0.17 in 2000 to 0.22 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#45,149	#35,345	21.71%
Count	447	637	42.51%
Proportion per 100k	0.17	0.22	29.41%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Joung

In regards to ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census data reveals that the majority of individuals with the Joung surname identified as Asian/Pacific Islander. In 2000, 84.79% of Jong's identified as such, with this percentage increasing to 91.99% by 2010, representing a change of 8.49%. Despite these trends, decreases were observed among those identifying as White and Black. The percentage of white individuals with the surname decreased from 6.26% in 2000 to 3.61% in 2010, reflecting a 42.33% decline. Similarly, the percentage of Black individuals with the surname Joung also reduced by 58.54% during the same period, falling from 4.92% to 2.04%. The data showed no Hispanic or American Indian and Alaskan Native individuals identified with the surname Joung during either census year.

	2000	2010	Change
Asian/Pacific Islander	84.79%	91.99%	8.49%
White	6.26%	3.61%	-42.33%
Two or More Races	2.68%	2.04%	-23.88%
Black	4.92%	2.04%	-58.54%
Hispanic	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%