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

Kawasaki, 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 Kawasaki surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Kawasaki in America

Kawasaki is the 21237th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Kawasaki surname appeared 1,235 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 Kawasaki.

We can also compare 2010 data for Kawasaki 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 Kawasaki

The surname Kawasaki is of Japanese origin, originating from the city of Kawasaki in the Kanagawa Prefecture, located between Tokyo and Yokohama. The name can be traced back to the early 17th century, with the establishment of the city during the Edo period (1603-1868).

Kawasaki likely derives from the Japanese words "kawa" meaning river and "saki" meaning cape or promontory, referring to the town's location near the confluence of the Tama River and Tokyo Bay. The name was initially used to refer to the area or region before becoming a surname.

One of the earliest recorded mentions of the name Kawasaki can be found in the Tokugawa Shogunate records, which document the establishment of the town and its administration under the Tokugawa clan. The name also appears in various local chronicles and historical documents from the Edo period.

Some notable individuals with the surname Kawasaki include:

1. Kawasaki Shōzō (1837-1912), a Japanese businessman and founder of the Kawasaki Shipbuilding Corporation, one of the earliest and largest shipbuilding companies in Japan.

2. Kawasaki Kyukichi (1877-1942), a Japanese businessman and politician who served as the mayor of Kawasaki City from 1924 to 1942.

3. Kawasaki Yukio (1892-1972), a Japanese writer and literary critic known for his works on Japanese literature and culture.

4. Kawasaki Masaharu (1924-2010), a Japanese painter and printmaker, known for his abstract expressionist works and contributions to the Gutai art movement.

5. Kawasaki Noboru (born 1936), a Japanese mathematician renowned for his work in algebraic geometry and the development of the Kawasaki Singularity Theory.

The name Kawasaki has also been associated with various place names within Japan, such as Kawasaki City, Kawasaki Station, and the Kawasaki Industrial Zone, reflecting the historical significance of the name and its connection to the city's development.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Kawasaki

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

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

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