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

Hamaguchi, 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 Hamaguchi surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Hamaguchi in America

Hamaguchi is the 89753rd most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Hamaguchi surname appeared 206 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 Hamaguchi.

We can also compare 2010 data for Hamaguchi 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 Hamaguchi

The surname Hamaguchi originates from Japan and dates back to the 8th century CE. It is derived from the Japanese words "hama" meaning "beach" or "shore" and "guchi" meaning "mouth" or "entrance." The name likely referred to an area near the mouth of a river or inlet along the coast.

One of the earliest recorded references to the Hamaguchi name can be found in the Shoku Nihongi, an early Japanese chronicle from the 8th century. This text mentions a prominent family from the Hamaguchi area of present-day Wakayama Prefecture.

In the 12th century, the Kamakura Bakufu (shogunate) records mention a samurai named Hamaguchi Nobutaka who served under the famous shogun Minamoto no Yoritomo. Nobutaka's son, Hamaguchi Mitsutaka, was also a respected warrior and advisor to the shogun.

During the Sengoku period (15th-16th centuries), the Hamaguchi clan was a powerful family based in what is now Hyogo Prefecture. They were vassals of the Akamatsu clan and played a significant role in the region's conflicts.

In the Edo period (17th-19th centuries), the Hamaguchi name appears in various records and documents from different regions of Japan. One notable figure was Hamaguchi Goryū (1619-1668), a Zen Buddhist monk and calligrapher from Kyoto.

Other notable individuals with the Hamaguchi surname include:

1. Hamaguchi Osachi (1870-1931), a pioneer of the Japanese women's movement and educator.
2. Hamaguchi Yūkō (1909-1988), a renowned Japanese novelist and poet.
3. Hamaguchi Katsutaro (1882-1939), a Japanese diplomat and politician who briefly served as Prime Minister in 1929.
4. Hamaguchi Gorō (1563-1612), a Japanese daimyo (feudal lord) who ruled the Himeji Domain in present-day Hyogo Prefecture.
5. Hamaguchi Yozo (1909-1994), a Japanese physicist and recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1949.

The Hamaguchi surname has a long and distinguished history in Japan, with roots dating back to the ancient nobility and samurai class. Over the centuries, it has been associated with various professions, from warriors and politicians to artists and scholars.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Hamaguchi

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

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

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