Find out how popular the last name Fujisaki is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Fujisaki.

Fujisaki, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Fujisaki surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Fujisaki in America

Fujisaki is the 131379th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Fujisaki surname appeared 129 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname Fujisaki.

We can also compare 2010 data for Fujisaki to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Fujisaki

The surname Fujisaki originates from Japan and dates back to the 12th century CE. It is derived from the Japanese words "fuji," meaning wisteria, and "saki," meaning cape or promontory. This suggests that the name may have originally referred to a location characterized by wisteria growing on a cape or headland.

Fujisaki is a locational surname, indicating that the earliest bearers of this name likely hailed from a specific place bearing this name or a similar topographic description. While there are no definitive historical records pointing to the exact origin of the name, it is reasonable to assume that it emerged in one of the coastal regions of Japan where wisteria plants were abundant.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the Fujisaki surname can be found in the Kamakura period (1185–1333 CE), during which time several feudal clans and samurai families rose to prominence. However, there are no specific individuals from this era who are widely documented as bearing the Fujisaki name.

In the Edo period (1603–1867 CE), a notable figure named Fujisaki Tsunenori (1610–1676) was a prominent Confucian scholar and advisor to the Tokugawa shogunate. He played a significant role in promoting Confucian teachings and establishing educational institutions in Japan.

During the Meiji Restoration (1868–1912), a prominent politician and diplomat named Fujisaki Rikuzen (1835–1925) served as the Japanese ambassador to Russia and played a crucial role in negotiating the Treaty of Portsmouth, which ended the Russo-Japanese War.

In the 20th century, Fujisaki Akiko (1924–2016) was a renowned Japanese writer and translator known for her works exploring themes of cultural identity and the experiences of women in modern Japan.

Another notable figure was Fujisaki Ichiro (1891–1962), a pioneering aeronautical engineer who made significant contributions to the development of aircraft design and technology in Japan during the early 20th century.

While the Fujisaki surname has its roots in Japan's history, it has since spread globally, with bearers of this name found in various parts of the world due to migration and cultural exchange.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Fujisaki

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Fujisaki.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Fujisaki was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Fujisaki has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Fujisaki was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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