How common is the surname Endo?

1,652 people in the United States had the surname Endo in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 186,892 Americans. It ranked 17,151st of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Endo?

Shūsaku Endō, author from Japan (1923–1996).

Where is the surname Endo most common?

Wikidata records people named Endo in Japan.

Is the surname Endo getting more or less common?

Less common. 1,698 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,652 in 2010, down 2.7%.

The surname Endo

A Japanese surname, carried by 1,652 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex E530

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Endo is more common than 89.4% of them.

Origin

Japanese origin

Borrowed from Japanese 遠藤 (Endō).

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 1,652 people named Endo in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 186,892 Americans. That is down 2.7% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,698.

#17,151

rank among US surnames

1,652

people in 2010

0.6

per 100,000 Americans

-2.7%

change since 2000 (was #15,771)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#17,142	Ally	1,653	186,779
#17,151	Endo	1,652	186,892
#17,159	Yard	1,651	187,005

Who is named Endo

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

77% of people named Endo identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, 9.4% as two or more races and 8.6% as white (not Hispanic).

Asian and Pacific Islander 77%
Two or more races 9.4%
White (not Hispanic) 8.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 4.2%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Native American are not shown.

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

Famous Endos

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Shūsaku Endō
Author from Japan (1923–1996)

Other Japanese surnames

All 123 Japanese surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Endo come from?: Borrowed from Japanese 遠藤 (Endō).
How common is the surname Endo?: 1,652 people in the United States had the surname Endo in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 186,892 Americans. It ranked 17,151st of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Endo?: In the 2010 Census, 77% of people named Endo identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, and 9.4% as two or more races.
Who is the most famous person named Endo?: Shūsaku Endō, author from Japan (1923–1996).
Where is the surname Endo most common?: Wikidata records people named Endo in Japan.
Is the surname Endo getting more or less common?: Less common. 1,698 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,652 in 2010, down 2.7%.