Explore the Family Name Troung

The meaning of Troung

1. Americanized form of Vietnamese Truong. 2. Chinese: variant Romanization of the surname 張 based on its Vietnamese pronunciation, see Zhang 1. Some characteristic forenames: Vietnamese Minh, Hung, Hoa, Muoi, Tam, Tan, Hai, Thanh, Tuan, Diep, Ha, Hien, Hoang, Phong, Thach, Tuong. Chinese Chi, Dong, Sang, Chan, Chen, Soung, Tong.

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

According to the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Troung has seen a notable increase between 2000 and 2010. The rank of the name rose by 5.82%, moving from 40,019 in 2000 to 37,691 in 2010. This change is reflected in the count of individuals bearing the surname, which grew by 14.34% during this period from 516 to 590. The proportion of people with the last name Troung per 100k also increased, albeit at a slightly lower rate of 5.26%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#40,019	#37,691	5.82%
Count	516	590	14.34%
Proportion per 100k	0.19	0.2	5.26%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Troung

Regarding the ethnic identity of those carrying the surname Troung, the Decennial U.S. Census data indicates that the majority identify as Asian/Pacific Islander, though this figure slightly decreased from 93.02% in 2000 to 92.71% in 2010. The percentage of individuals identifying as having two or more races saw a significant increase of 65.52% over the decade, rising from 1.74% to 2.88%. Conversely, those identifying as white had a sharp drop, decreasing by 43.30% from 3.88% to 2.20%. Despite no Troungs identifying as Black in 2000, a small percentage (1.19%) did so in 2010. The percentages of those identifying as Hispanic or American Indian and Alaskan Native remained unchanged.

	2000	2010	Change
Asian/Pacific Islander	93.02%	92.71%	-0.33%
Two or More Races	1.74%	2.88%	65.52%
White	3.88%	2.2%	-43.3%
Black	0%	1.19%	0%
Hispanic	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%