How common is the surname Maeda?

2,181 people in the United States had the surname Maeda in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 141,561 Americans. It ranked 13,855th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Maeda?

John Maeda, American artist and computer scientist (b. 1966).

Where is the surname Maeda most common?

Wikidata records people named Maeda in the United States.

Is the surname Maeda getting more or less common?

Less common. 2,245 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,181 in 2010, down 2.9%.

The surname Maeda

A Japanese surname, carried by 2,181 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex M300

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Maeda is more common than 91.5% of them.

Origin

Japanese origin

Borrowed from Japanese 前田 (Maeda).

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 2,181 people named Maeda in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 141,561 Americans. That is down 2.9% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,245.

#13,855

rank among US surnames

2,181

people in 2010

0.7

per 100,000 Americans

-2.9%

change since 2000 (was #12,647)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#13,850	Winer	2,182	141,497
#13,855	Brenes	2,181	141,561
#13,862	Driggs	2,180	141,626

Who is named Maeda

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

67% of people named Maeda identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, 17% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 8.4% as two or more races.

Asian and Pacific Islander 67%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 17%
Two or more races 8.4%
White (not Hispanic) 7.0%

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 Maedas

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

John Maeda
American artist and computer scientist (b. 1966)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Variant spellings

Mayeda

Surnames that sound like Maeda

Maeda has the Soundex code M300, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code M300.

Other Japanese surnames

All 123 Japanese surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Maeda come from?: Borrowed from Japanese 前田 (Maeda).
How common is the surname Maeda?: 2,181 people in the United States had the surname Maeda in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 141,561 Americans. It ranked 13,855th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Maeda?: In the 2010 Census, 67% of people named Maeda identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, and 17% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Maeda?: John Maeda, American artist and computer scientist (b. 1966).
Where is the surname Maeda most common?: Wikidata records people named Maeda in the United States.
Is the surname Maeda getting more or less common?: Less common. 2,245 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,181 in 2010, down 2.9%.
What are other spellings of Maeda?: Mayeda.