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    The surname Kaneshiro

    A Japanese surname, carried by 2,424 people in the United States.

    4 syllables Soundex K526

    Kaneshiro: #12,732 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Kaneshiro #12,732, 2,424 people Kaneshiro: #12,732 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Kaneshiro #12,732, 2,424 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Kaneshiro is more common than 92.2% of them.

    Origin

    Japanese origin

    Borrowed from Japanese 金城 (Kaneshiro).

    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 2,424 people named Kaneshiro in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 127,370 Americans. That is about the same as in 2000, when the Census counted 2,413.

    #12,732
    rank among US surnames
    2,424
    people in 2010
    0.8
    per 100,000 Americans
    +0.5%
    change since 2000 (was #11,879)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #12,724Palmeri2,426127,265
    #12,729McLennan2,425127,318
    #12,732Nishimura2,424127,370
    #12,740Bracamonte2,423127,423

    Who is named Kaneshiro

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

    78% of people named Kaneshiro identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, 14% as two or more races and 4.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

    • Asian and Pacific Islander 78%
    • Two or more races 14%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 4.3%
    • White (not Hispanic) 4.1%
    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 Kaneshiros

    1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Kaylee Marie Kaneshiro
      American actress, born 1997

    Other Japanese surnames

    All 123 Japanese surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname Kaneshiro come from?
    Borrowed from Japanese 金城 (Kaneshiro).
    How common is the surname Kaneshiro?
    2,424 people in the United States had the surname Kaneshiro in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 127,370 Americans. It ranked 12,732nd of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Kaneshiro?
    In the 2010 Census, 78% of people named Kaneshiro identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, and 14% as two or more races.
    Who is the most famous person named Kaneshiro?
    Kaylee Marie Kaneshiro, American actress.
    Where is the surname Kaneshiro most common?
    Wikidata records people named Kaneshiro in the United States.
    Is the surname Kaneshiro getting more or less common?
    More common. 2,413 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,424 in 2010, up 0.5%.