How common is the surname Masuda?

1,672 people in the United States had the surname Masuda in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 184,656 Americans. It ranked 16,993rd of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Masuda?

Keita Masuda, badminton player.

Where is the surname Masuda most common?

Wikidata records people named Masuda in Japan.

Is the surname Masuda getting more or less common?

Less common. 1,783 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,672 in 2010, down 6.2%.

The surname Masuda

A Japanese surname, carried by 1,672 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex M230

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Masuda is more common than 89.5% of them.

Origin

Japanese origin

Borrowed from Japanese 増田 (Masuda).

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 1,672 people named Masuda in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 184,656 Americans. That is down 6.2% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,783.

#16,993

rank among US surnames

1,672

people in 2010

0.6

per 100,000 Americans

-6.2%

change since 2000 (was #15,177)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#16,984	Arita	1,673	184,546
#16,993	Rodger	1,672	184,656

Who is named Masuda

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

75% of people named Masuda identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, 11% as two or more races and 10% as white (not Hispanic).

Asian and Pacific Islander 75%
Two or more races 11%
White (not Hispanic) 10%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.6%

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 Masudas

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Keita Masuda
Badminton player, born 1979

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Masuda

Masuda has the Soundex code M230, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code M230.

Other Japanese surnames

All 123 Japanese surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Masuda come from?: Borrowed from Japanese 増田 (Masuda).
How common is the surname Masuda?: 1,672 people in the United States had the surname Masuda in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 184,656 Americans. It ranked 16,993rd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Masuda?: In the 2010 Census, 75% of people named Masuda identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, and 11% as two or more races.
Who is the most famous person named Masuda?: Keita Masuda, badminton player.
Where is the surname Masuda most common?: Wikidata records people named Masuda in Japan.
Is the surname Masuda getting more or less common?: Less common. 1,783 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,672 in 2010, down 6.2%.