How common is the surname Suzuki?

5,274 people in the United States had the surname Suzuki in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 58,541 Americans. It ranked 6,438th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Suzuki?

Kantarō Suzuki, 29th Prime Minister of Japan (1868-1948), followed by Zion Suzuki.

Where is the surname Suzuki most common?

Wikidata records people named Suzuki in Brazil, Japan and Ghana and 1 other country.

How do you pronounce Suzuki?

Suzuki is [syˈzyː.ki], 3 syllables.

Is the surname Suzuki getting more or less common?

More common. 5,233 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,274 in 2010, up 0.8%.

The surname Suzuki

A Japanese surname, carried by 5,274 people in the United States.

Pronounced [syˈzyː.ki] 3 syllables Soundex S220

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Suzuki is more common than 96% of them.

Origin

Japanese origin

Borrowed from Japanese Suzuki (Suzuki), from Japanese すずき (Suzuki, “surname”) or Japanese スズキ (Suzuki, “automaker”); from Japanese 鈴木 (Suzuki) (automaker from the surname).

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 5,274 people named Suzuki in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 58,541 Americans. That is up 0.8% since 2000, when the Census counted 5,233.

#6,438

rank among US surnames

5,274

people in 2010

1.8

per 100,000 Americans

+0.8%

change since 2000 (was #6,045)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#6,434	Malave	5,278	58,497
#6,436	Downer	5,277	58,508
#6,437	Witcher	5,275	58,530
#6,438	Suzuki	5,274	58,541

Who is named Suzuki

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

83% of people named Suzuki identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, 7.5% as two or more races and 6.2% as white (not Hispanic).

Asian and Pacific Islander 83%
Two or more races 7.5%
White (not Hispanic) 6.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.8%

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.

Famous Suzukis

5 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Kantarō Suzuki
29th Prime Minister of Japan (1868-1948)
Zion Suzuki
American-Japanese association footballer, born 2002
Bruno Suzuki
Brazilian association football player, born 1990
Danni Suzuki
Brazilian actress, director and television presenter, born 1977
Kurt Suzuki
American baseball player and manager, born 1983

Notable Suzukis come mostly from Brazil (2), Japan (1) and Ghana (1).

Other Japanese surnames

All 123 Japanese surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Suzuki come from?: Borrowed from Japanese Suzuki (Suzuki), from Japanese すずき (Suzuki, “surname”) or Japanese スズキ (Suzuki, “automaker”); from Japanese 鈴木 (Suzuki) (automaker from the surname).
How common is the surname Suzuki?: 5,274 people in the United States had the surname Suzuki in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 58,541 Americans. It ranked 6,438th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Suzuki?: In the 2010 Census, 83% of people named Suzuki identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, and 7.5% as two or more races.
Who is the most famous person named Suzuki?: Kantarō Suzuki, 29th Prime Minister of Japan (1868-1948), followed by Zion Suzuki.
Where is the surname Suzuki most common?: Wikidata records people named Suzuki in Brazil, Japan and Ghana and 1 other country.
How do you pronounce Suzuki?: Suzuki is [syˈzyː.ki], 3 syllables.
Is the surname Suzuki getting more or less common?: More common. 5,233 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,274 in 2010, up 0.8%.