The surname Okamoto
A Japanese surname, carried by 2,373 people in the United States.
4 syllables Soundex O253
Origin
Japanese origin
Borrowed from Japanese 岡本 (Okamoto).
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 2,373 people named Okamoto in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 130,108 Americans. That is down 2.5% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,434.
#12,944
rank among US surnames
2,373
people in 2010
0.8
per 100,000 Americans
-2.5%
change since 2000 (was #11,788)
| Rank | Surname | People | 1 in |
|---|---|---|---|
| #12,935 | Marden | 2,375 | 129,998 |
| #12,941 | Ladue | 2,374 | 130,053 |
| #12,944 | Steffey | 2,373 | 130,108 |
| #12,948 | Letson | 2,372 | 130,163 |
| #12,953 | Silverberg | 2,371 | 130,217 |
Who is named Okamoto
Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census
75% of people named Okamoto identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, 13% as two or more races and 8.9% as white (not Hispanic).
- Asian and Pacific Islander 75%
- Two or more races 13%
- White (not Hispanic) 8.9%
- Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.5%
- American Indian and Alaska Native 0.3%
- Black (not Hispanic) 0.2%
Compare: most common surnames among Asian and Pacific Islander Americans.
Other Japanese surnames
Questions
- Where does the surname Okamoto come from?
- Borrowed from Japanese 岡本 (Okamoto).
- How common is the surname Okamoto?
- 2,373 people in the United States had the surname Okamoto in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 130,108 Americans. It ranked 12,944th of 162,253 surnames.
- What ethnicity is the surname Okamoto?
- In the 2010 Census, 75% of people named Okamoto identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, and 13% as two or more races.
- Is the surname Okamoto getting more or less common?
- Less common. 2,434 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,373 in 2010, down 2.5%.