# Takahashi (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/takahashi/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname from Japanese.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | Japanese |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 4,928 |
| US rank (2010) | 6,839 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 62,651 people |
| Change since 2000 | +0.3% (4,913 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 高橋 (Takahashi).

## Who carries it

Share of people named Takahashi in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 5.1% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 3.1% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 82% |
| Two or more races | 10% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Takahashi in Brazil.

## People named Takahashi

- Bruna Takahashi, Brazilian table tennis player

## Similar surnames

Takacs, Tsosie, Takeuchi, Tkach, Tookes.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.