How common is the surname Shimizu?

2,613 people in the United States had the surname Shimizu in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 118,157 Americans. It ranked 11,960th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Shimizu?

Jenny Shimizu, American model and actress, followed by Ranko Hanai.

Where is the surname Shimizu most common?

Wikidata records people named Shimizu in the United States and the Empire of Japan.

Is the surname Shimizu getting more or less common?

Less common. 2,660 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,613 in 2010, down 1.8%.

The surname Shimizu

A Japanese surname, carried by 2,613 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex S520

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Shimizu is more common than 92.6% of them.

Origin

Japanese origin

Borrowed from Japanese 清水 (Shimizu).

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 2,613 people named Shimizu in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 118,157 Americans. That is down 1.8% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,660.

#11,960

rank among US surnames

2,613

people in 2010

0.9

per 100,000 Americans

-1.8%

change since 2000 (was #10,976)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#11,952	Botkin	2,616	118,022
#11,954	McMullan	2,615	118,067
#11,957	Schillinger	2,614	118,112
#11,960	Abernethy	2,613	118,157
#11,965	Germann	2,612	118,203
#11,968	Holtzclaw	2,611	118,248

Who is named Shimizu

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

80% of people named Shimizu identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, 8.8% as two or more races and 7.0% as white (not Hispanic).

Asian and Pacific Islander 80%
Two or more races 8.8%
White (not Hispanic) 7.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.3%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.2%

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

Famous Shimizus

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Jenny Shimizu
American model and actress, born 1967
Ranko Hanai
Actress (1918-1961)

Notable Shimizus come mostly from the United States (1) and the Empire of Japan (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Shimizu

Shimizu has the Soundex code S520, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code S520.

Other Japanese surnames

All 123 Japanese surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Shimizu come from?: Borrowed from Japanese 清水 (Shimizu).
How common is the surname Shimizu?: 2,613 people in the United States had the surname Shimizu in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 118,157 Americans. It ranked 11,960th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Shimizu?: In the 2010 Census, 80% of people named Shimizu identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, and 8.8% as two or more races.
Who is the most famous person named Shimizu?: Jenny Shimizu, American model and actress, followed by Ranko Hanai.
Where is the surname Shimizu most common?: Wikidata records people named Shimizu in the United States and the Empire of Japan.
Is the surname Shimizu getting more or less common?: Less common. 2,660 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,613 in 2010, down 1.8%.