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

Horita, 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 Horita surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Horita in America

Horita is the 85049th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Horita surname appeared 220 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 Horita.

We can also compare 2010 data for Horita 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 Horita

The surname Horita is of Japanese origin, first appearing in historical records during the late Heian period (794-1185 AD) in the region of Kyushu. It is derived from the Old Japanese words "hori" meaning "valley" and "ta" meaning "rice field," suggesting the name may have originally referred to someone who lived or worked near a valley where rice was cultivated.

One of the earliest known references to the Horita name can be found in the Azuma Kagami, a historical chronicle compiled in the late 13th century, which mentions a samurai by the name of Horita Masatsune who served under the Hojo clan during the Kamakura period (1185-1333 AD).

In the 15th century, during the Muromachi period, a Buddhist monk named Horita Gensho gained recognition for his philosophical writings and contributions to Zen literature. He was born in 1411 in the village of Horita, located in present-day Wakayama Prefecture, which may have influenced the spelling and pronunciation of his surname.

During the Edo period (1603-1868 AD), the Horita family emerged as a prominent clan of landowners and samurai in the Kyushu region. One notable figure from this time was Horita Masanobu (1628-1696), a skilled swordsman and martial arts instructor who authored several influential texts on swordsmanship and strategy.

Another significant individual bearing the Horita name was Horita Ayako (1834-1909), a pioneering educator and advocate for women's rights in the late 19th century. She established one of the first schools for women in Japan and campaigned for equal educational opportunities for girls.

In more recent history, Horita Masahiro (1912-1994) was a renowned Japanese artist and printmaker known for his intricate woodblock prints depicting traditional Japanese landscapes and scenes from everyday life. His works are held in numerous museum collections around the world.

While the Horita name has its origins in Japan, it has since spread to other parts of the world, with descendants of Japanese immigrants carrying the surname in countries like the United States, Brazil, and Peru.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Horita

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

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

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