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    The surname Ishii

    A surname, carried by 1,873 people in the United States.

    3 syllables Soundex I200

    Ishii: #15,606 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Ishii #15,606, 1,873 people Ishii: #15,606 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Ishii #15,606, 1,873 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Ishii is more common than 90.4% of them.

    Origin

    * (Hopi surname): Borrowed from Hopi. * (Japanese surname): Borrowed from Japanese 石井 (Ishii).

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 1,873 people named Ishii in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 164,840 Americans. That is down 2.3% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,918.

    #15,606
    rank among US surnames
    1,873
    people in 2010
    0.6
    per 100,000 Americans
    -2.3%
    change since 2000 (was #14,325)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #15,600Canez1,874164,752
    #15,606Pines1,873164,840
    #15,611Giesler1,872164,928
    #15,615Stockstill1,871165,016

    Who is named Ishii

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

    75% of people named Ishii identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, 12% as two or more races and 7.6% as white (not Hispanic).

    • Asian and Pacific Islander 75%
    • Two or more races 12%
    • White (not Hispanic) 7.6%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 4.3%
    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 Ishiis

    3 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Chiaki Ishii
      Brazilian judoka, 1941–2026
    • Erika Ishii
      American voice actor, born 1987
    • Hirotoshi Ishii
      Baseball player, born 1977

    Notable Ishiis come mostly from Japan (2) and the United States (1).

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Ishii

    Ishii has the Soundex code I200, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code I200.

    Questions

    Where does the surname Ishii come from?
    * (Hopi surname): Borrowed from Hopi. * (Japanese surname): Borrowed from Japanese 石井 (Ishii).
    How common is the surname Ishii?
    1,873 people in the United States had the surname Ishii in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 164,840 Americans. It ranked 15,606th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Ishii?
    In the 2010 Census, 75% of people named Ishii identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, and 12% as two or more races.
    Who is the most famous person named Ishii?
    Chiaki Ishii, Brazilian judoka, followed by Erika Ishii.
    Where is the surname Ishii most common?
    Wikidata records people named Ishii in Japan and the United States.
    Is the surname Ishii getting more or less common?
    Less common. 1,918 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,873 in 2010, down 2.3%.