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

Fujitani, 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 Fujitani surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Fujitani in America

Fujitani is the 70645th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Fujitani surname appeared 277 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 Fujitani.

We can also compare 2010 data for Fujitani 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 Fujitani

The surname Fujitani originates from Japan and can be traced back to the 8th century. It is a combination of two Japanese words, "fuji" meaning wisteria and "tani" meaning valley, suggesting that the name may have originated from a place where wisteria grew abundantly in a valley.

The earliest known record of the Fujitani surname appears in the Shoku Nihongi, an ancient Japanese chronicle written in the late 8th century. This text mentions a Fujitani family residing in the Kyoto region during the Nara period (710-794).

Throughout the medieval period, the Fujitani clan was prominent in the Kansai region, particularly in the provinces of Yamashiro and Yamato. Several members of the family served as samurai warriors and local administrators under the shogunate.

One of the most notable Fujitanis was Fujitani Nobuyori (1165-1234), a skilled swordsman and military strategist who fought alongside Minamoto no Yoritomo during the Genpei War. He was later appointed as a governor of Iga Province.

In the 16th century, a branch of the Fujitani family settled in the Edo region (modern-day Tokyo). Fujitani Hideyoshi (1537-1591) was a renowned daimyo (feudal lord) who played a significant role in the unification of Japan under the Tokugawa shogunate.

During the Edo period (1603-1868), the Fujitani name was also associated with the traditional Japanese art of noh theater. Fujitani Nohbutsu (1612-1673) was a celebrated noh actor and playwright who contributed to the preservation and development of this classical art form.

Another prominent figure was Fujitani Toshiko (1835-1911), a pioneering educator and advocate for women's rights in the late 19th century. She founded one of the first private schools for girls in Tokyo and played a crucial role in advancing women's education in Japan.

As the centuries passed, the Fujitani name spread throughout Japan, with various branches and lineages emerging in different regions. Despite its widespread distribution, the name has maintained its historical connections to the Kansai and Kanto regions, where it first gained prominence.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Fujitani

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

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 Fujitani 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 Fujitani 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 Fujitani was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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