Find out how popular the last name Huong is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Huong.

Huong, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Huong surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Huong in America

Huong is the 73911th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Huong surname appeared 262 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname Huong.

We can also compare 2010 data for Huong to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Huong

The surname HUONG is of Vietnamese origin and can be traced back to the 15th century. It is believed to have derived from the Vietnamese word "hương" which means "fragrance" or "aroma". This surname was initially prevalent in the regions of northern and central Vietnam.

Historical records indicate that the surname HUONG appeared in various administrative documents and tax records during the Later Le Dynasty (1428-1788) and the Nguyen Dynasty (1802-1945). One of the earliest known mentions of this surname can be found in a land ownership registry from the late 16th century, which listed several families with the surname HUONG in the region of Hanoi.

The surname HUONG has also been associated with various place names and locations throughout Vietnam. For instance, the village of Huong Canh in the province of Binh Dinh was once home to a significant population bearing this surname. Additionally, the Huong River, a major tributary of the Perfume River in central Vietnam, is believed to have derived its name from the prevalence of HUONG families in the surrounding areas.

Notable historical figures with the surname HUONG include Huong Phi Hung (1832-1905), a renowned Vietnamese poet and scholar during the Nguyen Dynasty. Another prominent figure was Huong Van Chi (1866-1939), a revolutionary and one of the founders of the Vietnamese Nationalist Party (Viet Nam Quoc Dan Dang).

Other notable individuals with the surname HUONG include Huong Thi Kieu (1920-2003), a celebrated Vietnamese writer and poet, and Huong Van Dong (1928-2018), a respected Vietnamese painter and artist. Additionally, Huong Thi Nguyen (1930-2019) was a prominent Vietnamese dissident and human rights activist who spent several years in prison for her advocacy efforts.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Huong

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Huong.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Huong was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Huong has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Huong was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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