Explore the Family Name Yew

The meaning of Yew

Chinese: 1. Teochew, Hokkien, and Taiwanese form of the surnames 姚 (see Yao 1) and 楊 (see Yang 1). 2. Teochew, Hokkien, and Taiwanese form of the surnames 游 and 尤, see You 1 and 2. 3. variant Romanization of the surnames 邱 and 丘, see Qiu 1 and 2. 4. variant Romanization of the surnames 于 or 於 and 俞, see Yu 2 and 3.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname 'Yew' saw a distinct increase between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked 69,201st in terms of frequency, but by 2010, it had jumped to the 62,714th position—a change of approximately 9.37%. Similarly, the count of individuals with this surname also rose during this time period from 265 to 319, indicating a growth rate of 20.38%. The proportion of persons with the 'Yew' surname per 100,000 also witnessed a slight increase from 0.1 to 0.11.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#69,201	#62,714	9.37%
Count	265	319	20.38%
Proportion per 100k	0.1	0.11	10%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Yew

From an ethnic identity perspective, according to the Decennial U.S. Census data, the majority of individuals with the surname 'Yew' identified as Asian/Pacific Islander in both 2000 and 2010. However, there was a slight decrease from 85.28% in 2000 to 80.88% in 2010. During this same period, there was a notable rise in the percentage of people with this surname identifying with two or more races—from 4.15% to 6.27%. Additionally, the proportion of individuals identifying as white increased modestly from 9.81% to 10.97%. There was no reported change in the Hispanic, Black, and American Indian and Alaskan Native categories for the surname 'Yew'.

	2000	2010	Change
Asian/Pacific Islander	85.28%	80.88%	-5.16%
White	9.81%	10.97%	11.82%
Two or More Races	4.15%	6.27%	51.08%
Hispanic	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%