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    The surname Ando

    A Japanese surname, carried by 1,126 people in the United States.

    2 syllables Soundex A530

    Ando: #22,749 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Ando #22,749, 1,126 people Ando: #22,749 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Ando #22,749, 1,126 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Ando is more common than 86% of them.

    Origin

    Japanese origin

    Borrowed from Japanese 安藤 (Andō).

    One of 123 Japanese surnames on this site.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 1,126 people named Ando in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 274,197 Americans. That is up 0.6% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,119.

    #22,749
    rank among US surnames
    1,126
    people in 2010
    0.4
    per 100,000 Americans
    +0.6%
    change since 2000 (was #21,694)

    Who is named Ando

    Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

    59% of people named Ando identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, 31% as white (not Hispanic) and 4.3% as two or more races.

    • Asian and Pacific Islander 59%
    • White (not Hispanic) 31%
    • Two or more races 4.3%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.6%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 1.8%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 0.4%

    Compare: most common surnames among Asian and Pacific Islander Americans.

    Famous Andos

    2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Salvo Andò
      Academic, socialist politician. Served as defense minister of Italy from 1992 to 1993
    • Yūya Andō
      Baseball player, born 1977

    Notable Andos come mostly from Italy (1) and Japan (1).

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Ando

    Ando has the Soundex code A530, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code A530.

    Other Japanese surnames

    All 123 Japanese surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname Ando come from?
    Borrowed from Japanese 安藤 (Andō).
    How common is the surname Ando?
    1,126 people in the United States had the surname Ando in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 274,197 Americans. It ranked 22,749th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Ando?
    In the 2010 Census, 59% of people named Ando identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, and 31% as white (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named Ando?
    Salvo Andò, Academic, socialist politician. Served as defense minister of Italy from 1992 to 1993, followed by Yūya Andō.
    Where is the surname Ando most common?
    Wikidata records people named Ando in Italy and Japan.
    Is the surname Ando getting more or less common?
    More common. 1,119 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,126 in 2010, up 0.6%.