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    The surname Fukushima

    A Japanese surname, carried by 1,085 people in the United States.

    4 syllables Soundex F225

    Fukushima: #23,432 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Fukushima #23,432, 1,085 people Fukushima: #23,432 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Fukushima #23,432, 1,085 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Fukushima is more common than 85.6% of them.

    Origin

    Japanese origin

    Borrowed from Japanese 福島(ふくしま) (Fukushima).

    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 1,085 people named Fukushima in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 284,558 Americans. That is up 8.3% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,002.

    #23,432
    rank among US surnames
    1,085
    people in 2010
    0.4
    per 100,000 Americans
    +8.3%
    change since 2000 (was #23,594)

    Who is named Fukushima

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

    79% of people named Fukushima identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, 12% as two or more races and 5.2% as white (not Hispanic).

    • Asian and Pacific Islander 79%
    • Two or more races 12%
    • White (not Hispanic) 5.2%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.9%
    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.

    Other Japanese surnames

    All 123 Japanese surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname Fukushima come from?
    Borrowed from Japanese 福島(ふくしま) (Fukushima).
    How common is the surname Fukushima?
    1,085 people in the United States had the surname Fukushima in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 284,558 Americans. It ranked 23,432nd of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Fukushima?
    In the 2010 Census, 79% of people named Fukushima identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, and 12% as two or more races.
    Is the surname Fukushima getting more or less common?
    More common. 1,002 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,085 in 2010, up 8.3%.