How common is the surname Fukuda?

1,562 people in the United States had the surname Fukuda in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 197,660 Americans. It ranked 17,896th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Fukuda?

Keiji Fukuda, American physician.

Where is the surname Fukuda most common?

Wikidata records people named Fukuda in the United States.

Is the surname Fukuda getting more or less common?

Less common. 1,597 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,562 in 2010, down 2.2%.

The surname Fukuda

A Japanese surname, carried by 1,562 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex F230

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Fukuda is more common than 89% of them.

Origin

Japanese origin

Borrowed from Japanese 福田 (Fukuda).

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 1,562 people named Fukuda in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 197,660 Americans. That is down 2.2% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,597.

#17,896

rank among US surnames

1,562

people in 2010

0.5

per 100,000 Americans

-2.2%

change since 2000 (was #16,554)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#17,888	Bergren	1,563	197,534
#17,896	Petras	1,562	197,660

Who is named Fukuda

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

81% of people named Fukuda identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, 11% as two or more races and 5.6% as white (not Hispanic).

Asian and Pacific Islander 81%
Two or more races 11%
White (not Hispanic) 5.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.2%

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 Fukudas

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Keiji Fukuda
American physician, born 1955

Other Japanese surnames

All 123 Japanese surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Fukuda come from?: Borrowed from Japanese 福田 (Fukuda).
How common is the surname Fukuda?: 1,562 people in the United States had the surname Fukuda in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 197,660 Americans. It ranked 17,896th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Fukuda?: In the 2010 Census, 81% of people named Fukuda identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, and 11% as two or more races.
Who is the most famous person named Fukuda?: Keiji Fukuda, American physician.
Where is the surname Fukuda most common?: Wikidata records people named Fukuda in the United States.
Is the surname Fukuda getting more or less common?: Less common. 1,597 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,562 in 2010, down 2.2%.