How common is the surname Kaneko?

1,114 people in the United States had the surname Kaneko in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 277,150 Americans. It ranked 22,963rd of 162,253 surnames.

Where is the surname Kaneko most common?

Wikidata records people named Kaneko in Japan.

Is the surname Kaneko getting more or less common?

More common. 1,060 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,114 in 2010, up 5.1%.

The surname Kaneko

A Japanese surname, carried by 1,114 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex K520

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Kaneko is more common than 85.8% of them.

Origin

Japanese origin

Borrowed from Japanese 金子 (Kaneko).

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 1,114 people named Kaneko in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 277,150 Americans. That is up 5.1% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,060.

#22,963

rank among US surnames

1,114

people in 2010

0.4

per 100,000 Americans

+5.1%

change since 2000 (was #22,637)

Who is named Kaneko

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

78% of people named Kaneko identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, 11% as two or more races and 7.5% as white (not Hispanic).

Asian and Pacific Islander 78%
Two or more races 11%
White (not Hispanic) 7.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.7%

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 Kanekos

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Nobuo Kaneko
Actor, 1923–1995

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Kaneko

Kang

Kaneko has the Soundex code K520, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code K520.

Other Japanese surnames

All 123 Japanese surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Kaneko come from?: Borrowed from Japanese 金子 (Kaneko).
How common is the surname Kaneko?: 1,114 people in the United States had the surname Kaneko in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 277,150 Americans. It ranked 22,963rd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Kaneko?: In the 2010 Census, 78% of people named Kaneko identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, and 11% as two or more races.
Who is the most famous person named Kaneko?: Nobuo Kaneko, actor.
Where is the surname Kaneko most common?: Wikidata records people named Kaneko in Japan.
Is the surname Kaneko getting more or less common?: More common. 1,060 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,114 in 2010, up 5.1%.