Explore the Family Name Soong

The meaning of Soong

Chinese: variant Romanization of the surname 宋, see Song 3. Some characteristic forenames: Chinese Yang, Cheng, Cheng-Yi, Chi Hung, Hsia, Kee, Meng, Tsai, Wen, Yee Man, Yong, Yuan.

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

The popularity of the surname Soong in the United States has slightly increased over the years, according to data from the Decennial U.S. Census. In 2000, the surname was ranked 28,166th in terms of popularity with a count of around 800 individuals bearing this last name. By 2010, the rank improved to 27,204th and the count of individuals with the surname increased by approximately 11.13% to 889. Despite this growth, the proportion per 100,000 people remained constant at 0.3 between 2000 and 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#28,166	#27,204	3.42%
Count	800	889	11.13%
Proportion per 100k	0.3	0.3	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Soong

On the other hand, the ethnic identity associated with the surname Soong saw some changes between 2000 and 2010, based on the Decennial U.S. Census data. The percentage of those identified as Asian/Pacific Islander decreased by about 5.07%, reducing from 86.38% in 2000 to 82% in 2010. Meanwhile, the percentage of individuals identifying with two or more races increased by approximately 27.57% over this period. Notably, there was also a steep increase in Hispanic identification amongst individuals with the surname Soong, jumping from 0.63% in 2000 to 1.80% in 2010. However, no individuals with the Soong surname identified as Black or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either year.

	2000	2010	Change
Asian/Pacific Islander	86.38%	82%	-5.07%
Two or More Races	8.38%	10.69%	27.57%
White	4.63%	5.06%	9.29%
Hispanic	0.63%	1.8%	185.71%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%