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    The surname Taniguchi

    A Japanese surname, carried by 1,289 people in the United States.

    4 syllables Soundex T522

    Taniguchi: #20,565 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Taniguchi #20,565, 1,289 people Taniguchi: #20,565 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Taniguchi #20,565, 1,289 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Taniguchi is more common than 87.3% of them.

    Origin

    Japanese origin

    Borrowed from Japanese 谷口 (Taniguchi).

    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 1,289 people named Taniguchi in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 239,523 Americans. That is down 2.1% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,316.

    #20,565
    rank among US surnames
    1,289
    people in 2010
    0.4
    per 100,000 Americans
    -2.1%
    change since 2000 (was #19,118)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #20,565Elmi1,289239,523
    #20,574Follmer1,288239,709

    Who is named Taniguchi

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

    72% of people named Taniguchi identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, 16% as two or more races and 5.7% as white (not Hispanic).

    • Asian and Pacific Islander 72%
    • Two or more races 16%
    • White (not Hispanic) 5.7%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 5.7%
    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 Taniguchis

    1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Gorō Taniguchi
      Anime director, born 1966

    Other Japanese surnames

    All 123 Japanese surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname Taniguchi come from?
    Borrowed from Japanese 谷口 (Taniguchi).
    How common is the surname Taniguchi?
    1,289 people in the United States had the surname Taniguchi in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 239,523 Americans. It ranked 20,565th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Taniguchi?
    In the 2010 Census, 72% of people named Taniguchi identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, and 16% as two or more races.
    Who is the most famous person named Taniguchi?
    Gorō Taniguchi, anime director.
    Where is the surname Taniguchi most common?
    Wikidata records people named Taniguchi in Japan.
    Is the surname Taniguchi getting more or less common?
    Less common. 1,316 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,289 in 2010, down 2.1%.