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

Hamasaki, 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 Hamasaki surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Hamasaki in America

Hamasaki is the 51066th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Hamasaki surname appeared 408 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 Hamasaki.

We can also compare 2010 data for Hamasaki 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 Hamasaki

The surname Hamasaki originates from Japan and dates back to the Heian period (794-1185 CE). It is derived from the Japanese words "hama" meaning "beach" and "saki" meaning "cape" or "peninsula", suggesting the name may have originated from a coastal area or person living near a beach or peninsula.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the surname Hamasaki can be found in the Azuma Kagami, a historical text from the Kamakura period (1185-1333 CE), which mentions a samurai named Hamasaki Nobutsuna who served under the Kamakura shogunate.

During the Muromachi period (1336-1573 CE), the Hamasaki clan was a prominent family based in the Sagami Province (present-day Kanagawa Prefecture). They were influential landowners and warriors, and their name appeared in various historical records from that era.

In the Edo period (1603-1868 CE), a notable figure with the surname Hamasaki was Hamasaki Naomasa (1607-1666), a daimyo (feudal lord) who ruled the Katsuyama Domain in the Echigo Province (present-day Niigata Prefecture).

Another famous individual with this surname was Hamasaki Ayano (1859-1923), a pioneering female journalist and activist who advocated for women's rights and education in Japan during the Meiji era.

In more recent history, the singer-songwriter Hamasaki Ayumi (born 1978) is arguably the most well-known person with this surname. She is one of the best-selling music artists in Japan and has had a significant impact on the Japanese music industry.

Other notable individuals with the surname Hamasaki include Hamasaki Hiroshi (1918-1998), a renowned Japanese novelist and essayist, and Hamasaki Kiyomi (born 1951), a former professional baseball player who played for the Yomiuri Giants in Japan's Nippon Professional Baseball league.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Hamasaki

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

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

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