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    The surname Yamagata

    A Japanese surname, carried by 459 people in the United States.

    4 syllables Soundex Y523

    Yamagata: #46,404 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer#10,001Dubon Yamagata #46,404, 459 people Yamagata: #46,404 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#100Jimenez Yamagata #46,404, 459 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Yamagata is more common than 71.4% of them.

    Origin

    Japanese origin

    Borrowed from Japanese 山県 (Yamagata), 山方 (Yamagata), 山形 (Yamagata) or 山像 (Yamagata).

    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 459 people named Yamagata in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 672,648 Americans. That is up 6.5% since 2000, when the Census counted 431.

    #46,404
    rank among US surnames
    459
    people in 2010
    0.2
    per 100,000 Americans
    +6.5%
    change since 2000 (was #46,523)

    Who is named Yamagata

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

    71% of people named Yamagata identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, 12% as two or more races and 11% as white (not Hispanic).

    • Asian and Pacific Islander 71%
    • Two or more races 12%
    • White (not Hispanic) 11%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 4.8%
    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 Yamagatas

    1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Rachael Yamagata
      American musician, born 1977

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Yamagata

    Yamagata has the Soundex code Y523, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code Y523.

    Other Japanese surnames

    All 123 Japanese surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname Yamagata come from?
    Borrowed from Japanese 山県 (Yamagata), 山方 (Yamagata), 山形 (Yamagata) or 山像 (Yamagata).
    How common is the surname Yamagata?
    459 people in the United States had the surname Yamagata in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 672,648 Americans. It ranked 46,404th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Yamagata?
    In the 2010 Census, 71% of people named Yamagata identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, and 12% as two or more races.
    Who is the most famous person named Yamagata?
    Rachael Yamagata, American musician.
    Where is the surname Yamagata most common?
    Wikidata records people named Yamagata in the United States.
    Is the surname Yamagata getting more or less common?
    More common. 431 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 459 in 2010, up 6.5%.