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

Homma, 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 Homma surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Homma in America

Homma is the 80926th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Homma surname appeared 234 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 Homma.

We can also compare 2010 data for Homma 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 Homma

The surname "HOMMA" is of Japanese origin, and it is believed to have originated in the Kanto region of Japan during the Heian period (794-1185 AD). The name is derived from the Japanese word "honma," which means "origin" or "source."

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name can be found in the Azuma Kagami, a historical chronicle of the Kamakura period (1185-1333 AD), where it mentions a samurai named Homma Shigenobu. Shigenobu was a retainer of the Minamoto clan and fought in the Gempei War (1180-1185 AD).

During the Muromachi period (1336-1573 AD), the Homma family was a prominent samurai clan based in the Musashi Province (present-day Saitama Prefecture). The Homma clan played a significant role in the Sengoku period (1467-1615 AD), with several members serving as daimyo (feudal lords) and leading their own armies.

One notable member of the Homma clan was Homma Okitsugu (1502-1568), a daimyo who served under the powerful Uesugi clan. Okitsugu was known for his military prowess and participated in various battles during the Sengoku period.

In the Edo period (1603-1868 AD), the Homma clan continued to hold significant influence in the Musashi Province. The name can be found in various historical records and documents from this period, including the Bushidan (a compendium of samurai families) and the Shinpen Musashi Fudoki (a geographical record of Musashi Province).

Another notable figure with the surname Homma was Homma Masaharu (1888-1946), a general in the Imperial Japanese Army during World War II. Homma was the commanding officer of the Japanese forces that captured the Philippines in 1942, and he was later tried and executed for war crimes committed during the Bataan Death March.

Throughout history, the surname Homma has been associated with various place names and older spellings, such as Honma, Homma-mura (Homma village), and Homma-jō (Homma castle). These place names reflect the influence and presence of the Homma clan in various regions of Japan.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Homma

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

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

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