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

Kunihiro, 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 Kunihiro surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Kunihiro in America

Kunihiro is the 101247th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Kunihiro surname appeared 178 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 Kunihiro.

We can also compare 2010 data for Kunihiro 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 Kunihiro

The surname KUNIHIRO is of Japanese origin, first appearing in the late 16th century. It is a compound name formed from the two words "kuni" meaning nation or country, and "hiro" meaning prosperous or abundant. The name likely originated in the Kansai region of Japan, which includes areas like Osaka, Kyoto, and Nara.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the KUNIHIRO name is found in a census record from the town of Nara in 1594. This record lists a family headed by a man named Kunihiro Takahashi. It's believed this family may have adopted the KUNIHIRO name as a way to signify their prosperity or success within the local community.

In the 17th century, a samurai warrior named Kunihiro Matsudaira served under the famous shogun Tokugawa Ieyasu. Kunihiro Matsudaira was born in 1592 and died in 1662. He is noted for his bravery in several battles during that turbulent period of Japanese history.

Another notable figure was Kunihiro Kodama, a Japanese painter and calligrapher who lived from 1865 to 1944. Kodama was renowned for his traditional ink wash paintings and his mastery of the cursive script known as "sōsho."

In the early 20th century, a businessman named Kunihiro Tanaka founded the Tanaka Sake Brewing Company in Osaka. This company, established in 1911, became one of the largest producers of premium sake in the Kansai region.

The writer and poet Kunihiro Mori was born in 1928 in Hiroshima. He survived the atomic bombing of that city in 1945 and went on to publish several collections of poetry exploring themes of war, loss, and the human condition. Mori passed away in 2009 at the age of 81.

While the KUNIHIRO name has its origins in Japan, over the centuries it has also been adopted by families in other parts of the world, particularly in areas with significant Japanese communities or immigration. However, the name's deep roots can be traced back to its earliest use in Japan several centuries ago.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Kunihiro

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

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

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