The Vu surname
In the 2000 U.S. Census, 25,828 people carried this name — #1,247 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 10,400 people counted.
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In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 459 people named Vu.
Most of them — 401 — were born outside France. Those born in France came from 23 départements, most often Paris.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
366 people named Vu live in Switzerland.
They live in 17 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Zurich.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.
In Poland’s population register
234 people named Vu have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 1,242 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 6 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Masovian.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
PESEL register, Ministry of Digital Affairs of Poland (dane.gov.pl) — CC0 · living people by voivodeship of permanent residence, 20 January 2026.
In Belgium’s population register
At least 121 people named Vu live in Belgium.
Statbel only publishes a name in a municipality when five or more people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Brussels-Capital.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.
In print
Vu in American newspapers,
1802–1927.
Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 1,905,797 pages in all carry the name.
Who carried it
People named Vu,
with a public archive behind them.
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Caroline Vu 1959– · writer -
Anh Vu 1986– · singer -
Hana Vu 2000– · singer
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 18 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Vu.
- Votion 114 · U.S. census
- Vottero 136 · U.S. census
- Voy 176 · U.S. census
- Voye 121 · U.S. census
- Voyer 456 · U.S. census
- Vroman 2,111 · U.S. census
- Vuckovic 223 · U.S. census
- Vue 8,528 · U.S. census
- Vuichard 104 · U.S. census
- Vuillemot 149 · U.S. census
- Vukovic 445 · U.S. census
- Vullo 585 · U.S. census
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