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

Kawano, 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 Kawano surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Kawano in America

Kawano is the 30570th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Kawano surname appeared 763 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 Kawano.

We can also compare 2010 data for Kawano 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 Kawano

The surname Kawano is of Japanese origin, originating from the Kanji characters 河野, which can be translated to "river field". It is believed to have first emerged in the late 7th century CE, during the Nara period of Japanese history.

The name Kawano was likely derived from a geographical location or topographical feature, as many Japanese surnames were adopted based on the names of villages, towns, or natural landmarks near where the family resided. The characters 河野 suggest that the original bearers of this surname may have lived near a river or in a field adjacent to a river.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the Kawano name can be found in the Shoku Nihongi, an early Japanese chronicle completed in 797 CE. This text mentions a minor government official named Kawano no Masanori, who served during the reign of Emperor Kammu in the late 8th century.

During the Kamakura period (1185-1333 CE), the Kawano family rose to prominence as skilled warriors and samurai. Historical records from this era mention a Kawano Takaakira (1162-1238), who served as a retainer to the powerful Minamoto clan and participated in several notable battles.

In the Muromachi period (1336-1573 CE), a Kawano Nagataka (1497-1565) is mentioned in the Taiheiki, a historical narrative of the wars between the Northern and Southern Courts. Nagataka was a skilled archer and military strategist who fought for the Southern Court during the Nanboku-chō Wars.

The Edo period (1603-1868 CE) saw the Kawano family continue to produce notable figures, including Kawano Yasunari (1688-1756), a renowned scholar and poet who served as a court official under the Tokugawa shogunate.

Another famous bearer of the Kawano name was Kawano Masataka (1834-1868), a samurai from Tosa Domain who played a significant role in the Boshin War, the conflict that led to the overthrow of the Tokugawa shogunate and the restoration of imperial rule in Japan.

Throughout its long history, the Kawano surname has been associated with various regions of Japan, including the Kantō, Chūbu, and Chūgoku regions, reflecting the migration and dispersal of families bearing this name over the centuries.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Kawano

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

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

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