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    The surname Yamada

    A Japanese surname, carried by 4,467 people in the United States.

    3 syllables Soundex Y530

    Yamada: #7,461 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Yamada #7,461, 4,467 people Yamada: #7,461 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Yamada #7,461, 4,467 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Yamada is more common than 95.4% of them.

    Origin

    Japanese origin

    Borrowed from Japanese 山(やま)田(だ) (Yamada).

    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 4,467 people named Yamada in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 69,117 Americans. That is about the same as in 2000, when the Census counted 4,466.

    #7,461
    rank among US surnames
    4,467
    people in 2010
    1.5
    per 100,000 Americans
    0%
    change since 2000 (was #6,928)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #7,455Dressler4,47069,071
    #7,457Bessette4,46969,086
    #7,459Swaney4,46869,102
    #7,461Shockey4,46769,117
    #7,463Herren4,46669,132
    #7,465Boyett4,46569,148

    Who is named Yamada

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

    79% of people named Yamada identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, 11% as two or more races and 7.2% as white (not Hispanic).

    • Asian and Pacific Islander 79%
    • Two or more races 11%
    • White (not Hispanic) 7.2%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.6%
    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 Yamadas

    1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Lynja
      American online celebrity chef (1956–2024)

    Other Japanese surnames

    All 123 Japanese surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname Yamada come from?
    Borrowed from Japanese 山(やま)田(だ) (Yamada).
    How common is the surname Yamada?
    4,467 people in the United States had the surname Yamada in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 69,117 Americans. It ranked 7,461st of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Yamada?
    In the 2010 Census, 79% of people named Yamada identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, and 11% as two or more races.
    Who is the most famous person named Yamada?
    Lynja, American online celebrity chef (1956–2024).
    Where is the surname Yamada most common?
    Wikidata records people named Yamada in Brazil.
    Is the surname Yamada getting more or less common?
    About as common. 4,466 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 4,467 in 2010, a change of 0.0%.