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    The surname Matsui

    A Japanese surname, carried by 1,059 people in the United States.

    3 syllables Soundex M320

    Matsui: #23,852 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer#10,001Dubon Matsui #23,852, 1,059 people Matsui: #23,852 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#100Jimenez Matsui #23,852, 1,059 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Matsui is more common than 85.3% of them.

    Origin

    Japanese origin

    Borrowed from Japanese 松井 (Matsui).

    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 1,059 people named Matsui in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 291,544 Americans. That is up 1.4% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,044.

    #23,852
    rank among US surnames
    1,059
    people in 2010
    0.4
    per 100,000 Americans
    +1.4%
    change since 2000 (was #22,891)

    Who is named Matsui

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

    82% of people named Matsui identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, 10% as two or more races and 6.3% as white (not Hispanic).

    • Asian and Pacific Islander 82%
    • Two or more races 10%
    • White (not Hispanic) 6.3%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.8%
    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 Matsuis

    2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Doris Matsui
      American politician (born 1944)
    • Robert Matsui
      American politician (1941–2005)

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Matsui

    Matsui has the Soundex code M320, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code M320.

    Other Japanese surnames

    All 123 Japanese surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname Matsui come from?
    Borrowed from Japanese 松井 (Matsui).
    How common is the surname Matsui?
    1,059 people in the United States had the surname Matsui in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 291,544 Americans. It ranked 23,852nd of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Matsui?
    In the 2010 Census, 82% of people named Matsui identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, and 10% as two or more races.
    Who is the most famous person named Matsui?
    Doris Matsui, American politician (born 1944), followed by Robert Matsui.
    Where is the surname Matsui most common?
    Wikidata records people named Matsui in the United States.
    Is the surname Matsui getting more or less common?
    More common. 1,044 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,059 in 2010, up 1.4%.