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

Yuh, 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 Yuh surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Yuh in America

Yuh is the 63373rd most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Yuh surname appeared 315 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 Yuh.

We can also compare 2010 data for Yuh 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 Yuh

The surname Yuh has its roots in East Asia, specifically China. The pronunciation and spelling are influenced by romanization systems like Pinyin. Variants of the name may have existed before standardized romanization, such as Yue or Yu. Its usage can be traced back many centuries, and it likely derives from characters in the Chinese language that bear similar sounds and meanings associated with Chinese culture and history.

One of the old Chinese characters linked to the surname Yuh is "于," pronounced as Yu in Mandarin. This character signifies "in" or "at," reflecting a sort of locational or descriptive origination. Historical records from the Ming and Qing Dynasties occasionally mention individuals bearing the surname Yu or its variants, suggesting that the surname Yuh may be a phonetic variant influenced by regional dialects and romanization.

A notable historical figure with a variant of this surname is Yu the Great, born circa 2123 BCE and died 2025 BCE, a legendary ruler in ancient China famed for controlling floodwaters and founding the Xia dynasty. Although not precisely the same spelling, Yu the Great is closely associated with the linguistic and cultural origins of surnames converging into the current form Yuh.

Another important figure is Yu Qian, born in 1398 and died in 1457. Yu Qian was a historical official in the Ming dynasty who made significant contributions to the stability of the dynasty, most notably defending against the Mongol invasions. His surname’s traditional character "于" may have evolved in some branches of his descendants to the present-day spelling Yuh.

Crossing into the 19th century, Yu Rongling, born in 1882 and died in 1973, was a prominent Chinese classical dancer and an influential cultural figure in the later years of the Qing dynasty and early Republic of China. She belonged to a noble family, and her surname, rendered in various forms, contributes to the lineage of names leading to Yuh.

In the modern history of Taiwan, Yu Pang-lin, also known as Yu Yuh-ping, born in 1922 and died in 2015, was a prominent businessman and philanthropist. His name remains significant in cultural and civil contributions in Taiwan, showing the modern adaptation and retention of the surname Yuh.

Another significant individual was Yu Min, born in 1926 and died in 2019, a renowned Chinese nuclear physicist known for his work on the development of China's hydrogen bomb. The same surname character Yu in his name reflects the continuity and historical depth that contribute to the surname Yuh.

The surname Yuh encapsulates a rich tapestry of historical contributions, linguistic transformations, and cultural significance across centuries, reinforcing its enduring legacy.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Yuh

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

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

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