# Aoki (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/aoki/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname from Japanese.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | Japanese |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 1,838 |
| US rank (2010) | 15,833 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 167,979 people |
| Change since 2000 | +0.7% (1,825 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /eɪˈoʊki/, 3 syllables |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 青木 (Aoki).

## Who carries it

Share of people named Aoki in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 7.4% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 3.2% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 78% |
| Two or more races | 11% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Aoki in the United States.

## People named Aoki

- Devon Aoki, American actress and fashion model
- Steve Aoki, American DJ and music producer (born 1971)
- Ryka Aoki, American author of speculative fiction

## Similar surnames

Ash, Askew, Aguayo, Agee, Ashe, Asay, Ahuja, Ake, Akey, Ajayi, Azua, Ace.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.