# Fujiwara (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/fujiwara/  
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; variant form Fujiwhara.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | Japanese |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 1,019 |
| US rank (2010) | 24,531 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 302,989 people |
| Change since 2000 | -3.2% (1,053 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /ˌfu.dʒiˈwɑ.ɹə/, 4 syllables |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

Transliteration of Japanese 藤原 (Fujiwara).

## Who carries it

Share of people named Fujiwara 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) | 6.5% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.9% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 80% |
| Two or more races | 11% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Fujiwara in Japan.

## People named Fujiwara

- Fujiwara no Michitsuna no Haha, 10th-century Japanese poet
- Fujiwara no Tadabumi
- Fujiwara Nobuzane, Aristocrat poet and portrait artist (1176-1265)

## Similar surnames

Fisher, Figueroa, Fischer, Faucher, Fizer, Fager, Fusaro, Figaro, Figeroa, Facer, Fakhoury.

## 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.