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    The surname Higashi

    A Japanese surname, carried by 1,149 people in the United States.

    3 syllables Soundex H220

    Higashi: #22,404 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Higashi #22,404, 1,149 people Higashi: #22,404 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Higashi #22,404, 1,149 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Higashi is more common than 86.2% of them.

    Origin

    Japanese origin

    Borrowed from Japanese 東 (Higashi).

    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 1,149 people named Higashi in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 268,708 Americans. That is down 5.1% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,211.

    #22,404
    rank among US surnames
    1,149
    people in 2010
    0.4
    per 100,000 Americans
    -5.1%
    change since 2000 (was #20,397)

    Who is named Higashi

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

    76% of people named Higashi identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, 14% as two or more races and 6.3% as white (not Hispanic).

    • Asian and Pacific Islander 76%
    • Two or more races 14%
    • White (not Hispanic) 6.3%
    • 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.

    Other Japanese surnames

    All 123 Japanese surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname Higashi come from?
    Borrowed from Japanese 東 (Higashi).
    How common is the surname Higashi?
    1,149 people in the United States had the surname Higashi in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 268,708 Americans. It ranked 22,404th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Higashi?
    In the 2010 Census, 76% of people named Higashi identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, and 14% as two or more races.
    Is the surname Higashi getting more or less common?
    Less common. 1,211 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,149 in 2010, down 5.1%.