Explore the Family Name Ngu

The meaning of Ngu

1. Vietnamese (Ngư): from the Chinese surname 魚, meaning ‘fish’, see Yu 10. 2. Filipino: of Chinese origin, variant Romanization of the surname 吳, see Wu 1. 3. Chinese: Hokkien or Teochew form of the surname 牛, see Niu 1. Some characteristic forenames: Vietnamese Hung, Tuan, Ha To, Long, Minh, Nguyet, Chau, Cuong, Dat, Du, Hoa, Khanh. Southeast Asian Phong, Chung, Ming, Tso, Ung, Nam, Siew, Thai.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Ngu has seen an increase in popularity between 2000 and 2010. The rank of this surname moved from 33,528 in 2000 to 28,729 in 2010, a growth of 14.31%. Additionally, the count of individuals with the surname Ngu increased by 29.13% from 642 in 2000 to 829 in 2010. The proportion per 100k also saw a rise of 16.67%, moving from 0.24 in 2000 to 0.28 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#33,528	#28,729	14.31%
Count	642	829	29.13%
Proportion per 100k	0.24	0.28	16.67%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Ngu

Regarding ethnicity, data from the Decennial U.S. Census shows that majority of individuals with the Ngu surname identified as Asian or Pacific Islander in both 2000 and 2010, though there was a slight decrease of 4.96% over the decade. Those identifying as two or more ethnicities saw an increase of 39.1%, while those identifying as Black experienced a significant jump of 62.6%. The percentage of people identifying as Hispanic saw a minor decrease of 7.69%. No individuals with the surname Ngu identified as White or American Indian and Alaskan Native in the 2010 census.

	2000	2010	Change
Asian/Pacific Islander	90.5%	86.01%	-4.96%
Black	6.23%	10.13%	62.6%
Two or More Races	1.56%	2.17%	39.1%
Hispanic	0.78%	0.72%	-7.69%
White	0.93%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%