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    The surname Yamauchi

    A Japanese surname, carried by 1,197 people in the United States.

    4 syllables Soundex Y520

    Yamauchi: #21,736 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Yamauchi #21,736, 1,197 people Yamauchi: #21,736 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Yamauchi #21,736, 1,197 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Yamauchi is more common than 86.6% of them.

    Origin

    Japanese origin

    Borrowed from Japanese 山内 (Yamauchi).

    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 1,197 people named Yamauchi in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 257,933 Americans. That is up 0.8% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,187.

    #21,736
    rank among US surnames
    1,197
    people in 2010
    0.4
    per 100,000 Americans
    +0.8%
    change since 2000 (was #20,711)

    Who is named Yamauchi

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

    80% of people named Yamauchi identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, 11% as two or more races and 6.2% as white (not Hispanic).

    • Asian and Pacific Islander 80%
    • Two or more races 11%
    • White (not Hispanic) 6.2%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.3%
    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 Yamauchi come from?
    Borrowed from Japanese 山内 (Yamauchi).
    How common is the surname Yamauchi?
    1,197 people in the United States had the surname Yamauchi in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 257,933 Americans. It ranked 21,736th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Yamauchi?
    In the 2010 Census, 80% of people named Yamauchi identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, and 11% as two or more races.
    Is the surname Yamauchi getting more or less common?
    More common. 1,187 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,197 in 2010, up 0.8%.