How common is the surname Hashimoto?

2,694 people in the United States had the surname Hashimoto in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 114,605 Americans. It ranked 11,637th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Hashimoto?

Ryutaro Hashimoto, 82nd and 83rd Prime Minister of Japan (1937-2006).

Where is the surname Hashimoto most common?

Wikidata records people named Hashimoto in Japan.

Is the surname Hashimoto getting more or less common?

Less common. 2,706 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,694 in 2010, down 0.4%.

The surname Hashimoto

A Japanese surname, carried by 2,694 people in the United States.

4 syllables Soundex H253

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Hashimoto is more common than 92.8% of them.

Origin

Japanese origin

Borrowed from Japanese 橋本 (Hashimoto, literally “base of bridge”).

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 2,694 people named Hashimoto in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 114,605 Americans. That is about the same as in 2000, when the Census counted 2,706.

#11,637

rank among US surnames

2,694

people in 2010

0.9

per 100,000 Americans

-0.4%

change since 2000 (was #10,811)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#11,631	Witten	2,695	114,562
#11,637	Ceasar	2,694	114,605
#11,642	Rabideau	2,693	114,647
#11,644	Danford	2,692	114,690

Who is named Hashimoto

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

77% of people named Hashimoto identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, 14% as two or more races and 5.8% as white (not Hispanic).

Asian and Pacific Islander 77%
Two or more races 14%
White (not Hispanic) 5.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.1%

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 Hashimotos

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Ryutaro Hashimoto
82nd and 83rd Prime Minister of Japan (1937-2006)

Other Japanese surnames

All 123 Japanese surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Hashimoto come from?: Borrowed from Japanese 橋本 (Hashimoto, literally “base of bridge”).
How common is the surname Hashimoto?: 2,694 people in the United States had the surname Hashimoto in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 114,605 Americans. It ranked 11,637th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Hashimoto?: In the 2010 Census, 77% of people named Hashimoto identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, and 14% as two or more races.
Who is the most famous person named Hashimoto?: Ryutaro Hashimoto, 82nd and 83rd Prime Minister of Japan (1937-2006).
Where is the surname Hashimoto most common?: Wikidata records people named Hashimoto in Japan.
Is the surname Hashimoto getting more or less common?: Less common. 2,706 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,694 in 2010, down 0.4%.