How common is the surname Oda?

1,765 people in the United States had the surname Oda in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 174,927 Americans. It ranked 16,327th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Oda?

Oda Nobuhide, a warlord and magistrate of lower Owari Province during the Sengoku period of Japan, followed by Sophie Oda.

Where is the surname Oda most common?

Wikidata records people named Oda in Japan and the United States.

Is the surname Oda getting more or less common?

More common. 1,747 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,765 in 2010, up 1.0%.

Is Oda also a first name?

Yes. Oda is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.

The surname Oda

A Japanese surname, carried by 1,765 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex O300

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Oda is more common than 89.9% of them.

Origin

Japanese origin

Borrowed from German Oda.

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 1,765 people named Oda in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 174,927 Americans. That is up 1.0% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,747.

#16,327

rank among US surnames

1,765

people in 2010

0.6

per 100,000 Americans

+1%

change since 2000 (was #15,408)

Who is named Oda

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

64% of people named Oda identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, 19% as white (not Hispanic) and 9.5% as two or more races.

Asian and Pacific Islander 64%
White (not Hispanic) 19%
Two or more races 9.5%
Black (not Hispanic) 4.3%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Hispanic, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among Asian and Pacific Islander Americans.

Famous Odas

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Oda Nobuhide
A warlord and magistrate of lower Owari Province during the Sengoku period of Japan, 1511–1551
Sophie Oda
American actress, born 1991

Notable Odas come mostly from Japan (1) and the United States (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Oda

Oda has the Soundex code O300, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code O300.

Other Japanese surnames

All 123 Japanese surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Oda come from?: Borrowed from German Oda.
How common is the surname Oda?: 1,765 people in the United States had the surname Oda in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 174,927 Americans. It ranked 16,327th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Oda?: In the 2010 Census, 64% of people named Oda identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, and 19% as white (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Oda?: Oda Nobuhide, a warlord and magistrate of lower Owari Province during the Sengoku period of Japan, followed by Sophie Oda.
Where is the surname Oda most common?: Wikidata records people named Oda in Japan and the United States.
Is the surname Oda getting more or less common?: More common. 1,747 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,765 in 2010, up 1.0%.
Is Oda also a first name?: Yes. Oda is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.