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    The surname Nishida

    A Japanese surname, carried by 1,130 people in the United States.

    3 syllables Soundex N230

    Nishida: #22,689 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Nishida #22,689, 1,130 people Nishida: #22,689 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Nishida #22,689, 1,130 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Nishida is more common than 86% of them.

    Origin

    Japanese origin

    Borrowed from Japanese 西田.

    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 1,130 people named Nishida in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 273,226 Americans. That is up 4.4% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,082.

    #22,689
    rank among US surnames
    1,130
    people in 2010
    0.4
    per 100,000 Americans
    +4.4%
    change since 2000 (was #22,240)

    Who is named Nishida

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

    81% of people named Nishida identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, 9.9% as two or more races and 6.4% as white (not Hispanic).

    • Asian and Pacific Islander 81%
    • Two or more races 9.9%
    • White (not Hispanic) 6.4%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.4%
    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 Nishida come from?
    Borrowed from Japanese 西田.
    How common is the surname Nishida?
    1,130 people in the United States had the surname Nishida in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 273,226 Americans. It ranked 22,689th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Nishida?
    In the 2010 Census, 81% of people named Nishida identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, and 9.9% as two or more races.
    Is the surname Nishida getting more or less common?
    More common. 1,082 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,130 in 2010, up 4.4%.