How common is the surname Fujiwara?

1,019 people in the United States had the surname Fujiwara in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 302,989 Americans. It ranked 24,531st of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Fujiwara?

Fujiwara no Michitsuna no Haha, 10th-century Japanese poet, followed by Fujiwara no Tadabumi.

Where is the surname Fujiwara most common?

Wikidata records people named Fujiwara in Japan.

How do you pronounce Fujiwara?

Fujiwara is /ˌfu.dʒiˈwɑ.ɹə/, 4 syllables.

Is the surname Fujiwara getting more or less common?

Less common. 1,053 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,019 in 2010, down 3.2%.

The surname Fujiwara

A Japanese surname, carried by 1,019 people in the United States.

Pronounced /ˌfu.dʒiˈwɑ.ɹə/ 4 syllables Soundex F260

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Fujiwara is more common than 84.9% of them.

Origin

Japanese origin

Transliteration of Japanese 藤原 (Fujiwara).

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 1,019 people named Fujiwara in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 302,989 Americans. That is down 3.2% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,053.

#24,531

rank among US surnames

1,019

people in 2010

0.3

per 100,000 Americans

-3.2%

change since 2000 (was #22,753)

Who is named Fujiwara

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

80% of people named Fujiwara identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, 11% as two or more races and 6.5% as white (not Hispanic).

Asian and Pacific Islander 80%
Two or more races 11%
White (not Hispanic) 6.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.9%

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 Fujiwaras

3 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Fujiwara no Michitsuna no Haha
10th-century Japanese poet, 935–995
Fujiwara no Tadabumi
873–947
Fujiwara Nobuzane
Aristocrat poet and portrait artist (1176-1265)

Other Japanese surnames

All 123 Japanese surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Fujiwara come from?: Transliteration of Japanese 藤原 (Fujiwara).
How common is the surname Fujiwara?: 1,019 people in the United States had the surname Fujiwara in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 302,989 Americans. It ranked 24,531st of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Fujiwara?: In the 2010 Census, 80% of people named Fujiwara identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, and 11% as two or more races.
Who is the most famous person named Fujiwara?: Fujiwara no Michitsuna no Haha, 10th-century Japanese poet, followed by Fujiwara no Tadabumi.
Where is the surname Fujiwara most common?: Wikidata records people named Fujiwara in Japan.
How do you pronounce Fujiwara?: Fujiwara is /ˌfu.dʒiˈwɑ.ɹə/, 4 syllables.
Is the surname Fujiwara getting more or less common?: Less common. 1,053 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,019 in 2010, down 3.2%.