How common is the surname Kato?

5,257 people in the United States had the surname Kato in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 58,730 Americans. It ranked 6,461st of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Kato?

Katō Kiyomasa, 16th-century Japanese daimyo (1562-1611), followed by Sogen Kato.

Where is the surname Kato most common?

Wikidata records people named Kato in Japan.

Is the surname Kato getting more or less common?

More common. 4,591 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,257 in 2010, up 15%.

The surname Kato

A Japanese surname, carried by 5,257 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex K300

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Kato is more common than 96% of them.

Origin

Japanese origin

Borrowed from Japanese 加藤 (Katō).

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 5,257 people named Kato in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 58,730 Americans. That is up 15% since 2000, when the Census counted 4,591.

#6,461

rank among US surnames

5,257

people in 2010

1.8

per 100,000 Americans

+14.5%

change since 2000 (was #6,769)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#6,454	Hecker	5,260	58,697
#6,457	Leathers	5,259	58,708
#6,458	Erskine	5,258	58,719
#6,461	Zito	5,257	58,730
#6,463	Bucci	5,256	58,742
#6,465	Tsosie	5,255	58,753

Who is named Kato

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

60% of people named Kato identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, 23% as white (not Hispanic) and 6.5% as two or more races.

Asian and Pacific Islander 60%
White (not Hispanic) 23%
Two or more races 6.5%
Black (not Hispanic) 5.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 5.0%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.6%

Compare: most common surnames among Asian and Pacific Islander Americans.

Famous Katos

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Katō Kiyomasa
16th-century Japanese daimyo (1562-1611)
Sogen Kato
1899-1978 Japanese man whose naturally-mummified body was recovered from his apartment in

Other Japanese surnames

All 123 Japanese surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Kato come from?: Borrowed from Japanese 加藤 (Katō).
How common is the surname Kato?: 5,257 people in the United States had the surname Kato in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 58,730 Americans. It ranked 6,461st of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Kato?: In the 2010 Census, 60% of people named Kato identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, and 23% as white (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Kato?: Katō Kiyomasa, 16th-century Japanese daimyo (1562-1611), followed by Sogen Kato.
Where is the surname Kato most common?: Wikidata records people named Kato in Japan.
Is the surname Kato getting more or less common?: More common. 4,591 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,257 in 2010, up 15%.