Last Name CHONG

Summary/Contribute


Meaning Flourish, Prosperous. Open, extended, chapter, seal.
Origin Chinese, Korean

Rank 2,561 (2000 US census) 2,919 (1990 US census)
Count 12,976 (2000 US census)

Race / ethnic distribution

The 2000 US Census claims that
  • 3.23%, or 419 total occurrences, of those with this family name identified themselves as being white,
  • 1.58%, or 205 total occurrences, as black,
  • 82.77%, or 10740 total occurrences, as Asian and Pacific Islander,
  • 0.05%, or 6 total occurrences, as American Indian and Native Alaskan,
  • 5.51%, or 715 total occurrences, as two or more races, and
  • 6.86%, or 890 total occurrences, as Hispanic ethnic origin.


English surnames

English surnames can be divided into five classes: Baptisimal or Personal (first) names, local, official, and occupative surnames. Nicknames represent the last class. Practically there are only four classes, for it is often hard ti distinguish between occupation and offic...

Russian middle names

As with many things that are 'Russian,' neither child nor his parents has much choice in picking the name. It is purely patronymic and generally predefined at the time when the child is born or even rather conceived. The name is derived from the child's father's first...

Longest baby names

The longest first name, consisting of 12 characters, from the baby names reported since the year 1880 in the United States is Francisquita.

There are three names consisting of 11 characters: Christopher, Margueritta, and Margueritte


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