# Murata (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/murata/  
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) | 1,249 |
| US rank (2010) | 21,048 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 247,194 people |
| Change since 2000 | +2.3% (1,221 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 村田 (Murata).

## Who carries it

Share of people named Murata 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) | 7.0% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.8% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 79% |
| Two or more races | 10% |

## Similar surnames

Murrieta, Murad, Murtagh, Murtaugh, Marta, Murtha, Morataya, Murthy, Merritt, Marte, Morehead, Marriott.

## 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.