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

Koide, 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 Koide surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Koide in America

Koide is the 87335th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Koide surname appeared 213 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 Koide.

We can also compare 2010 data for Koide 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 Koide

The surname KOIDE is of Japanese origin and has its roots traced back to the feudal era of Japan, specifically during the Kamakura period (1185-1333 CE). It is believed to have originated from the region around present-day Yamagata Prefecture in northern Japan.

The name KOIDE is derived from the Japanese words "koi" meaning "carp" and "de" meaning "entrance" or "approach." It is thought to have been a locational surname given to those who lived near a carp-filled body of water or a place where carp were often found.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the KOIDE surname can be found in the Azuma Kagami, a historical chronicle of the Kamakura shogunate, which mentions a samurai named KOIDE Masamune who served under the Hojo clan in the 13th century.

During the Edo period (1603-1868 CE), the KOIDE family became prominent landowners and administrators in the Yamagata region. Notable individuals from this era include KOIDE Hidesada (1581-1646), a daimyo (feudal lord) who ruled over the Ichinohe Domain in modern-day Iwate Prefecture.

In the Meiji era (1868-1912 CE), KOIDE Magoroku (1852-1910) was a prominent educator and founder of the Koide Gakuen, a prestigious school in Yamagata Prefecture that still exists today.

Other notable individuals with the KOIDE surname include KOIDE Nariyasu (1887-1967), a Japanese diplomat who served as Ambassador to the United States from 1938 to 1941, and KOIDE Hiroko (1915-1976), a renowned Japanese novelist and poet.

Throughout history, variations of the KOIDE surname have included Koidera, Koidera, and Koideno, often reflecting the specific region or village from which the family originated.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Koide

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

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

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