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    The surname Yamamoto

    A Japanese surname, carried by 7,547 people in the United States.

    4 syllables Soundex Y553

    Yamamoto: #4,702 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Yamamoto #4,702, 7,547 people Yamamoto: #4,702 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Yamamoto #4,702, 7,547 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Yamamoto is more common than 97.1% of them.

    Origin

    Japanese origin

    Borrowed from Japanese 山本 (Yamamoto), meaning "(one who lives at) the base of the mountain(s)" or "(one from) Yamamoto District".

    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 7,547 people named Yamamoto in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 40,910 Americans. That is down 1.4% since 2000, when the Census counted 7,652.

    #4,702
    rank among US surnames
    7,547
    people in 2010
    2.6
    per 100,000 Americans
    -1.4%
    change since 2000 (was #4,289)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #4,693Carpio7,56140,834
    #4,694Graziano7,55940,845
    #4,695Damon7,55540,866
    #4,696Gearhart7,55340,877
    #4,697Larose7,55240,883
    #4,698Jorgenson7,55140,888
    #4,699Mosby7,54940,899

    Who is named Yamamoto

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

    80% of people named Yamamoto identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, 11% as two or more races and 5.7% as white (not Hispanic).

    • Asian and Pacific Islander 80%
    • Two or more races 11%
    • White (not Hispanic) 5.7%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 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.

    Famous Yamamotos

    1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Kailer Yamamoto
      American ice hockey player (born 1998)

    Other Japanese surnames

    All 123 Japanese surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname Yamamoto come from?
    Borrowed from Japanese 山本 (Yamamoto), meaning "(one who lives at) the base of the mountain(s)" or "(one from) Yamamoto District".
    How common is the surname Yamamoto?
    7,547 people in the United States had the surname Yamamoto in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 40,910 Americans. It ranked 4,702nd of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Yamamoto?
    In the 2010 Census, 80% of people named Yamamoto identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, and 11% as two or more races.
    Who is the most famous person named Yamamoto?
    Kailer Yamamoto, American ice hockey player (born 1998).
    Where is the surname Yamamoto most common?
    Wikidata records people named Yamamoto in the United States.
    Is the surname Yamamoto getting more or less common?
    Less common. 7,652 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 7,547 in 2010, down 1.4%.