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

Ginoza, 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 Ginoza surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Ginoza in America

Ginoza is the 67519th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Ginoza surname appeared 292 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 Ginoza.

We can also compare 2010 data for Ginoza 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 Ginoza

The surname GINOZA is believed to have originated in Japan. It likely dates back to the late 16th or early 17th century, during the Edo period of Japanese history. The name may have derived from a combination of the Japanese words "gi" meaning "honor" and "noza" meaning "field" or "plain".

One of the earliest documented references to the GINOZA name can be found in records from the Ryukyu Kingdom, which ruled over the Okinawa Islands from the 15th to the 19th centuries. It is thought that the name may have been adopted by some families who migrated from mainland Japan to the Ryukyu Islands during this time.

In the late 18th century, a samurai named GINOZA Morisuke (1738-1820) served as a retainer to the Satsuma clan, one of the most powerful feudal domains in southern Japan. He is noted for his contributions to the development of traditional Okinawan martial arts.

During the Meiji Restoration of the late 19th century, when Japan transitioned from a feudal society to a modern nation-state, the GINOZA surname began appearing more frequently in official records and documents. This was likely due to the implementation of strict family registry laws.

One notable figure from this period was GINOZA Kenichi (1856-1916), a politician and diplomat who served as the Japanese consul-general in San Francisco, California in the early 20th century.

In more recent times, the GINOZA name has been carried by several notable individuals, including GINOZA Masaru (1898-1984), a writer and academic who specialized in the study of Okinawan literature and culture. Another prominent individual was GINOZA Kenji (1930-2011), a renowned ceramist and artist known for his innovative techniques and contributions to the field of modern Japanese pottery.

While the GINOZA surname is most commonly found in Japan, particularly in the Okinawa region, it has also been documented among Japanese diaspora communities in countries such as Brazil, Peru, and the United States.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Ginoza

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

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

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