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The Zhu surname

In the 2000 U.S. Census, 10,508 people carried this name — #3,147 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 25,600 people counted.

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In Switzerland’s population statistics

350 people named Zhu live in Switzerland.

They live in 17 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Zurich.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they live today

Zurich 105
Vaud 55
Geneva 51
Bern 29
Aargau 18
Valais 17
Ticino 14
Zug 10

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 Belgium’s population register

At least 260 people named Zhu 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.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they live today

Brussels-Capital 71
East Flanders 48
Flemish Brabant 40
Liège 37
Hainaut 26
Antwerp 21
Namur 12
West Flanders 5

Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.

In France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 81 people named Zhu.

Most of them — 74 — were born outside France. Those born in France came from 2 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

Born outside France 74
Paris 5
Seine-Saint-Denis 2

Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.

In Poland’s population register

21 people named Zhu have a registered home in Poland.

Of the 491 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 4 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Masovian.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they live today

Masovian 9
Lower Silesian 5
Silesian 5
West Pomeranian 2

PESEL register, Ministry of Digital Affairs of Poland (dane.gov.pl) — CC0 · living people by voivodeship of permanent residence, 20 January 2026.

In print

Zhu in American newspapers,
1903–1962.

Newspaper page from Valentine Democrat carrying the name Zhu
Valentine Democrat 1903-12-03
Newspaper page from The Caldwell Tribune carrying the name Zhu
The Caldwell Tribune 1911-06-02
Newspaper page from The Omaha Morning Bee carrying the name Zhu
The Omaha Morning Bee 1924-09-28

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 3,530 pages in all carry the name.

Who carried it

People named Zhu,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Daosheng
    Daosheng 355–434 · translator
  • Zhu Hao
    Zhu Hao 1405–1483 · politician
  • Zhu Yunming
    Zhu Yunming 1460–1526 · poet
  • Zhu Dashou
    Zhu Dashou 1523–1573 · politician
  • Zhu Xingyuan
    Zhu Xingyuan 1880– · politician

Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 270 lives in all are documented under this name.

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