Last Name CHIO

Summary/Contribute


Meaning It is the eight most common Chinese surname.
Origin Chinese, Jewish, Spanish

Rank 43,629 (2000 US census) 47,938 (1990 US census)
Count 466 (2000 US census)

Race / ethnic distribution

The 2000 US Census claims that
  • 25.97%, or 121 total occurrences, of those with this family name identified themselves as being white,
  • undisclosed % as black,
  • 54.08%, or 252 total occurrences, as Asian and Pacific Islander,
  • undisclosed % as American Indian and Native Alaskan,
  • 1.5%, or 7 total occurrences, as two or more races, and
  • 18.03%, or 84 total occurrences, as Hispanic ethnic origin.


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