Explore the Family Name Soo Hoo

The meaning of Soo Hoo

Chinese: variant Romanization of the surname 司徒, based on based on its pronunciation of the Siyi Cantonese subdialect (also known as Sze Yup or Four Districts dialect including Taishanese) spoken in southern Guangdong, see Situ. Some characteristic forenames: Chinese Ming, Foo, Hoon, Lim, Moo, Mow, Sek, Tsui, Wah, Wan Ying, Yee.

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How common is the last name Soo Hoo in the United States?

According to the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Soo Hoo was ranked 18,447 in popularity in 2000 and dropped slightly to 18,910 in 2010, a change of approximately -2.51%. The count of people with this surname increased from 1,382 in 2000 to 1,444 in 2010, marking a growth rate of 4.49%. However, the proportion per 100,000 people decreased by -3.92% over the same period.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#18,447	#18,910	-2.51%
Count	1,382	1,444	4.49%
Proportion per 100k	0.51	0.49	-3.92%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Soo Hoo

In terms of ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census data reveals that the vast majority of individuals bearing the surname Soo Hoo identify as Asian/Pacific Islander, although this percentage slightly decreased from 89.15% in 2000 to 88.85% in 2010. The percentage identifying as two or more ethnicities grew significantly by 15.45%, while those identifying as white saw a decline of 16.20%. Meanwhile, the number of Hispanic individuals with the Soo Hoo surname rose by 33.03%. There were no recorded changes for Black or American Indian and Alaskan Native identities within the Soo Hoo surname population during this time frame.

	2000	2010	Change
Asian/Pacific Islander	89.15%	88.85%	-0.34%
Two or More Races	4.92%	5.68%	15.45%
White	4.63%	3.88%	-16.2%
Hispanic	1.09%	1.45%	33.03%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%