How common is the surname Nakagawa?

2,431 people in the United States had the surname Nakagawa in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 127,004 Americans. It ranked 12,696th of 162,253 surnames.

Is the surname Nakagawa getting more or less common?

Less common. 2,449 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,431 in 2010, down 0.7%.

The surname Nakagawa

A Japanese surname, carried by 2,431 people in the United States.

4 syllables Soundex N220

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Nakagawa is more common than 92.2% of them.

Origin

Japanese origin

Borrowed from Japanese 中川 (Nakagawa).

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 2,431 people named Nakagawa in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 127,004 Americans. That is down 0.7% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,449.

#12,696

rank among US surnames

2,431

people in 2010

0.8

per 100,000 Americans

-0.7%

change since 2000 (was #11,726)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#12,689	Deroche	2,434	126,847
#12,692	Veilleux	2,433	126,899
#12,694	Culbert	2,432	126,951
#12,696	Henao	2,431	127,004
#12,703	Raulerson	2,430	127,056

Who is named Nakagawa

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

80% of people named Nakagawa identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, 11% as two or more races and 4.9% as white (not Hispanic).

Asian and Pacific Islander 80%
Two or more races 11%
White (not Hispanic) 4.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.0%

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.

Other Japanese surnames

All 123 Japanese surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Nakagawa come from?: Borrowed from Japanese 中川 (Nakagawa).
How common is the surname Nakagawa?: 2,431 people in the United States had the surname Nakagawa in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 127,004 Americans. It ranked 12,696th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Nakagawa?: In the 2010 Census, 80% of people named Nakagawa identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, and 11% as two or more races.
Is the surname Nakagawa getting more or less common?: Less common. 2,449 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,431 in 2010, down 0.7%.