How common is the surname Ishikawa?

1,696 people in the United States had the surname Ishikawa in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 182,043 Americans. It ranked 16,833rd of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Ishikawa?

Miki Ishikawa, American actress.

Where is the surname Ishikawa most common?

Wikidata records people named Ishikawa in the United States.

Is the surname Ishikawa getting more or less common?

Less common. 1,711 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,696 in 2010, down 0.9%.

The surname Ishikawa

A Japanese surname, carried by 1,696 people in the United States.

4 syllables Soundex I220

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Ishikawa is more common than 89.6% of them.

Origin

Japanese origin

Borrowed from Japanese 石川(いしかわ) (Ishikawa).

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 1,696 people named Ishikawa in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 182,043 Americans. That is down 0.9% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,711.

#16,833

rank among US surnames

1,696

people in 2010

0.6

per 100,000 Americans

-0.9%

change since 2000 (was #15,676)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#16,824	Red	1,697	181,936
#16,833	Kaser	1,696	182,043
#16,839	Sowinski	1,695	182,151

Who is named Ishikawa

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

80% of people named Ishikawa identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, 9.7% as two or more races and 7.0% as white (not Hispanic).

Asian and Pacific Islander 80%
Two or more races 9.7%
White (not Hispanic) 7.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.6%

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 Ishikawas

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Miki Ishikawa
American actress, born 1991

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Ishikawa

Ishak

Ishikawa has the Soundex code I220, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code I220.

Other Japanese surnames

All 123 Japanese surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Ishikawa come from?: Borrowed from Japanese 石川(いしかわ) (Ishikawa).
How common is the surname Ishikawa?: 1,696 people in the United States had the surname Ishikawa in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 182,043 Americans. It ranked 16,833rd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Ishikawa?: In the 2010 Census, 80% of people named Ishikawa identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, and 9.7% as two or more races.
Who is the most famous person named Ishikawa?: Miki Ishikawa, American actress.
Where is the surname Ishikawa most common?: Wikidata records people named Ishikawa in the United States.
Is the surname Ishikawa getting more or less common?: Less common. 1,711 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,696 in 2010, down 0.9%.