Last Name PING

Summary/Contribute


Meaning Grasp, hold, maintain.
Origin Chinese, Hungarian

Rank 9,922 (2000 US census) 11,168 (1990 US census)
Count 3,001 (2000 US census)

Race / ethnic distribution

The 2000 US Census claims that
  • 68.51%, or 2056 total occurrences, of those with this family name identified themselves as being white,
  • 1.4%, or 42 total occurrences, as black,
  • 19.59%, or 588 total occurrences, as Asian and Pacific Islander,
  • 0.37%, or 11 total occurrences, as American Indian and Native Alaskan,
  • 2.4%, or 72 total occurrences, as two or more races, and
  • 7.73%, or 232 total occurrences, as Hispanic ethnic origin.


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