# Kawasaki (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/kawasaki/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname from Japanese.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | Japanese |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 1,235 |
| US rank (2010) | 21,237 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 249,996 people |
| Change since 2000 | -1.3% (1,251 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /kæwəˈsɑki/, 4 syllables |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

Transliteration of Japanese 川崎 (Kawasaki).

## Who carries it

Share of people named Kawasaki in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 9.0% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 0.6% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 3.6% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 76% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.4% |
| Two or more races | 11% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Kawasaki in the United States.

## People named Kawasaki

- Guy Kawasaki, American businessman and author
- Audrey Kawasaki, American painter

## Similar surnames

Kujawski, Kozak, Kocsis, Kosek, Kochis, Kosak.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.