Yang as a Last Name

How Common is the Last Name Yang?

According to the 2010 census, there are 106,033 people with the surname Yang in the United States. Yang is the 290th most common last name for Americans.

What Percent of People are Named Yang?

About 0.034% Americans have the last name Yang.

This means 1 in 2,912 people are named Yang.

Is the Last Name Yang Growing?

Yes. Between 2000 and 2010, the number of Americans named Yang grew by 46.0%. This is much faster than the national growth rate of 9.7%.

What Percentage of People Named Yang are Asian?

Here is the racial breakdown of people with the last name Yang in the United States.

Race Percent
Asian96.81%
Multiracial1.50%
White1.03%
Hispanic0.45%
Black0.20%
Native American0.02%