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    The surname Tamashiro

    A Japanese surname, carried by 1,073 people in the United States.

    4 syllables Soundex T526

    Tamashiro: #23,634 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer#10,001Dubon Tamashiro #23,634, 1,073 people Tamashiro: #23,634 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Tamashiro #23,634, 1,073 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Tamashiro is more common than 85.4% of them.

    Origin

    Japanese origin

    Borrowed from Japanese 玉城 (Tamashiro).

    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 1,073 people named Tamashiro in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 287,740 Americans. That is up 18% since 2000, when the Census counted 909.

    #23,634
    rank among US surnames
    1,073
    people in 2010
    0.4
    per 100,000 Americans
    +18%
    change since 2000 (was #25,524)

    Who is named Tamashiro

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

    75% of people named Tamashiro identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, 13% as two or more races and 8.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

    • Asian and Pacific Islander 75%
    • Two or more races 13%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 8.0%
    • White (not Hispanic) 3.9%
    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.

    Other Japanese surnames

    All 123 Japanese surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname Tamashiro come from?
    Borrowed from Japanese 玉城 (Tamashiro).
    How common is the surname Tamashiro?
    1,073 people in the United States had the surname Tamashiro in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 287,740 Americans. It ranked 23,634th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Tamashiro?
    In the 2010 Census, 75% of people named Tamashiro identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, and 13% as two or more races.
    Is the surname Tamashiro getting more or less common?
    More common. 909 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,073 in 2010, up 18%.