Explore the Family Name Soe

The meaning of Soe

1. Burmese: from a personal name usually forming part of a compound name, from soe ‘to dominate’. — Note: Since Burmese do not have hereditary surnames, this name was registered as such only after immigration of its bearers to the US. 2. Chinese: variant Romanization of the surname 蘇, possibly based on its Cantonese or Teochew or Hokkien pronunciation, see Su 1.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname "Soe" notably increased between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was the 47,939th most common surname, but by 2010 it had jumped to the 17,033rd position, a significant rise of 64.47%. The number of people with this surname also grew substantially during this period, from 415 in 2000 to 1,668 in 2010, representing an increase of approximately 302%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#47,939	#17,033	64.47%
Count	415	1,668	301.93%
Proportion per 100k	0.15	0.57	280%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Soe

The ethnicity data from the Decennial U.S. Census reveals an interesting shift in the ethnic identities associated with the surname "Soe". In 2000, the majority of individuals with this surname identified as Asian/Pacific Islander (73.25%), followed by White (15.42%) and Black (7.23%). By 2010, the percentage of individuals identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander had increased to 87.77%, while the percentages identifying as White and Black had decreased to 4.44% and 4.92% respectively. Moreover, there were no recorded instances of this surname among those identifying as Hispanic or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either year.

	2000	2010	Change
Asian/Pacific Islander	73.25%	87.77%	19.82%
Black	7.23%	4.92%	-31.95%
White	15.42%	4.44%	-71.21%
Two or More Races	2.65%	2.16%	-18.49%
Hispanic	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%