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

Shing, 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 Shing surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Shing in America

Shing is the 59470th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Shing surname appeared 340 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 Shing.

We can also compare 2010 data for Shing 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 Shing

The surname SHING is of Chinese origin, with its roots traced back to the Tang Dynasty (618-907 AD) in the Guangdong province of southern China. The name is derived from the Chinese word "sheng," which means "to rise" or "to ascend," and was likely given to someone who lived on a hillside or elevated location.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the surname SHING can be found in the genealogical records of the Song Dynasty (960-1279 AD), where it appears as a clan name in the Guangdong region. During this period, the surname was also spelled as "Xing" or "Seng," reflecting the variations in romanization and pronunciation.

In the Yuan Dynasty (1271-1368 AD), the SHING surname gained prominence when a scholar named SHING Zhong (1249-1318) served as a high-ranking official in the imperial court. His contributions to literature and philosophy were well-documented, and his descendants continued to use the surname with pride.

During the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644 AD), the SHING family expanded its influence, with several notable figures emerging. One such individual was SHING Guangyu (1612-1688), a renowned painter and calligrapher who was celebrated for his landscape paintings and his mastery of the "cursive script" calligraphic style.

In the Qing Dynasty (1644-1912 AD), the SHING surname was widespread across various regions of China, including Guangdong, Fujian, and Hong Kong. One notable figure from this era was SHING Yat-sen (1866-1925), a revolutionary leader and the founding father of modern China, who played a pivotal role in overthrowing the Qing Dynasty and establishing the Republic of China.

Another prominent individual with the SHING surname was SHING Qing-hua (1903-1997), a renowned physicist and academic who made significant contributions to the development of nuclear physics in China. He was also the first president of the Chinese Academy of Sciences.

Other notable figures with the SHING surname include SHING Chun-hsiung (1912-2009), a Taiwanese writer and scholar known for his work on Chinese literature and culture, and SHING Shou-yu (1904-1985), a Chinese painter and calligrapher celebrated for his ink-wash landscape paintings.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Shing

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

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 Shing 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 Shing 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 Shing was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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