How common is the surname Hayashi?

2,992 people in the United States had the surname Hayashi in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 103,190 Americans. It ranked 10,683rd of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Hayashi?

Masako Hayashi, architect, followed by Tsuyoshi Hayashi.

Where is the surname Hayashi most common?

Wikidata records people named Hayashi in Japan and the Empire of Japan.

Is the surname Hayashi getting more or less common?

Less common. 3,123 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,992 in 2010, down 4.2%.

The surname Hayashi

A Japanese surname, carried by 2,992 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex H200

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Hayashi is more common than 93.4% of them.

Origin

Japanese origin

Borrowed from Japanese 林 (Hayashi).

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 2,992 people named Hayashi in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 103,190 Americans. That is down 4.2% since 2000, when the Census counted 3,123.

#10,683

rank among US surnames

2,992

people in 2010

1.0

per 100,000 Americans

-4.2%

change since 2000 (was #9,550)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#10,678	Lian	2,995	103,087
#10,679	Ruffner	2,994	103,121
#10,681	Banas	2,993	103,156
#10,683	Hayashi	2,992	103,190
#10,686	Runkle	2,991	103,225
#10,689	Guice	2,990	103,259

Who is named Hayashi

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

78% of people named Hayashi identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, 11% as two or more races and 7.8% as white (not Hispanic).

Asian and Pacific Islander 78%
Two or more races 11%
White (not Hispanic) 7.8%
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 Hayashis

3 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Masako Hayashi
Architect, 1928–2001
Tsuyoshi Hayashi
Actor, born 1982
Tadamasa Hayashi
Art dealer (1853-1906)

Notable Hayashis come mostly from Japan (2) and the Empire of Japan (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Hayashi

Hayashi has the Soundex code H200, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code H200.

Other Japanese surnames

All 123 Japanese surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Hayashi come from?: Borrowed from Japanese 林 (Hayashi).
How common is the surname Hayashi?: 2,992 people in the United States had the surname Hayashi in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 103,190 Americans. It ranked 10,683rd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Hayashi?: In the 2010 Census, 78% of people named Hayashi identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, and 11% as two or more races.
Who is the most famous person named Hayashi?: Masako Hayashi, architect, followed by Tsuyoshi Hayashi.
Where is the surname Hayashi most common?: Wikidata records people named Hayashi in Japan and the Empire of Japan.
Is the surname Hayashi getting more or less common?: Less common. 3,123 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,992 in 2010, down 4.2%.