How common is the surname Fujimoto?

2,580 people in the United States had the surname Fujimoto in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 119,669 Americans. It ranked 12,082nd of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Fujimoto?

James Fujimoto, American electrical engineer and optical coherence tomography researcher.

Where is the surname Fujimoto most common?

Wikidata records people named Fujimoto in the United States.

Is the surname Fujimoto getting more or less common?

Less common. 2,678 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,580 in 2010, down 3.7%.

The surname Fujimoto

A Japanese surname, carried by 2,580 people in the United States.

4 syllables Soundex F253

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Fujimoto is more common than 92.6% of them.

Origin

Japanese origin

Borrowed from Japanese 藤本 (Fujimoto).

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 2,580 people named Fujimoto in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 119,669 Americans. That is down 3.7% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,678.

#12,082

rank among US surnames

2,580

people in 2010

0.9

per 100,000 Americans

-3.7%

change since 2000 (was #10,907)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#12,079	Pullin	2,581	119,622
#12,082	Fujimoto	2,580	119,669
#12,083	Marple	2,579	119,715
#12,089	Huffer	2,578	119,762

Who is named Fujimoto

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

78% of people named Fujimoto identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, 13% as two or more races and 6.6% as white (not Hispanic).

Asian and Pacific Islander 78%
Two or more races 13%
White (not Hispanic) 6.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.3%

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 Fujimotos

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

James Fujimoto
American electrical engineer and optical coherence tomography researcher, born 1957

Other Japanese surnames

All 123 Japanese surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Fujimoto come from?: Borrowed from Japanese 藤本 (Fujimoto).
How common is the surname Fujimoto?: 2,580 people in the United States had the surname Fujimoto in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 119,669 Americans. It ranked 12,082nd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Fujimoto?: In the 2010 Census, 78% of people named Fujimoto identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, and 13% as two or more races.
Who is the most famous person named Fujimoto?: James Fujimoto, American electrical engineer and optical coherence tomography researcher.
Where is the surname Fujimoto most common?: Wikidata records people named Fujimoto in the United States.
Is the surname Fujimoto getting more or less common?: Less common. 2,678 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,580 in 2010, down 3.7%.