How common is the surname Nishimoto?

1,267 people in the United States had the surname Nishimoto in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 243,682 Americans. It ranked 20,829th of 162,253 surnames.

Is the surname Nishimoto getting more or less common?

Less common. 1,297 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,267 in 2010, down 2.3%.

The surname Nishimoto

A Japanese surname, carried by 1,267 people in the United States.

4 syllables Soundex N253

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Nishimoto is more common than 87.2% of them.

Origin

Japanese origin

Borrowed from Japanese 西本 (Nishimoto).

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 1,267 people named Nishimoto in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 243,682 Americans. That is down 2.3% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,297.

#20,829

rank among US surnames

1,267

people in 2010

0.4

per 100,000 Americans

-2.3%

change since 2000 (was #19,328)

Who is named Nishimoto

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

74% of people named Nishimoto identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, 15% as two or more races and 6.6% as white (not Hispanic).

Asian and Pacific Islander 74%
Two or more races 15%
White (not Hispanic) 6.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.5%

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 Nishimoto come from?: Borrowed from Japanese 西本 (Nishimoto).
How common is the surname Nishimoto?: 1,267 people in the United States had the surname Nishimoto in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 243,682 Americans. It ranked 20,829th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Nishimoto?: In the 2010 Census, 74% of people named Nishimoto identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, and 15% as two or more races.
Is the surname Nishimoto getting more or less common?: Less common. 1,297 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,267 in 2010, down 2.3%.