Fong

Fong is the 1,996th most common surname in the United States, shared by 17,667 people at the 2020 census. That is about one person in 16,900.

By the numbers

People: 17,667
Rank: 1,996th
How common: 1 in 16,900
Per 100,000: 5.9

Where the name comes from

Origin Chinese

Borrowed from yue, , zhx-tai, or other less common Chinese surnames.

Etymology from Wiktionary, used under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Who bears the name

How people with the surname Fong described their own race and Hispanic origin at the 2020 census:

Asian or Pacific Islander, not Hispanic 78.7%
Hispanic or Latino 7.7%
Two or more races, not Hispanic 7.4%
White, not Hispanic 5.1%
Black, not Hispanic 1.1%
American Indian or Alaska Native, not Hispanic 0.01%

Notable people called Fong

Hiram Fong (1906–2004)American politician
Aaron Chia Teng Fong (born 1997)Malaysian badminton player
Khalil Fong (1983–2025)Hong Kong singer
Alex Fong (born 1980)Hong Kong actor, singer and swimmer
Angela Fong (born 1985)Canadian professional wrestler and model
Larry Fong (born 2000)American cinematographer
Dennis Fong (born 1977)American businessperson
Benson Fong (1916–1987)American actor

People named Fong with articles in the most Wikipedia languages. Data from Wikidata (CC0).

Surnames like Fong

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Source: US Census Bureau, Frequently Occurring Surnames, 2020. The Census describes the file as the surnames borne by 100 or more people; rarer names are not published. The line is not quite exact, and 617 published names come in under it, the smallest at 92 people. Race and Hispanic origin are self-reported. Rates are worked out against the 298.9 million people the file's own figures are calculated on, which is fewer than the census counted in all: the difference is everyone whose surname was too rare to publish.