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

Kusano, 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 Kusano surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Kusano in America

Kusano is the 102688th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Kusano surname appeared 175 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 Kusano.

We can also compare 2010 data for Kusano 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 Kusano

The surname Kusano is of Japanese origin, with its roots tracing back to the 8th century AD during the Heian period in Japan. The name is believed to be derived from the Japanese words "kusa," meaning grass, and "no," meaning field or plain, suggesting that the name may have been associated with those who worked in grassy fields or meadows.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the Kusano surname can be found in the Shoku Nihongi, an imperial chronicle written in the late 8th century. This document mentions a Kusano no Hiromaro, a government official who served during the reign of Emperor Kammu.

In the 11th century, the Kusano name appeared in the Eiga Monogatari, a collection of tales from the late Heian period. This work includes a reference to a Kusano no Michitaka, a courtier and poet who lived during the late 11th century.

During the Kamakura period (1185-1333), the Kusano family was known to have held significant landholdings in the Kanto region of eastern Japan. Records from this time mention a Kusano Masatsura (1265-1324), a prominent samurai and warrior who served under the Hojo clan.

In the Edo period (1603-1868), the Kusano name gained prominence with the rise of Kusano Nobuyuki (1614-1667), a renowned Confucian scholar and educator who served as a tutor to the Tokugawa shogunate.

Another notable figure in the Kusano lineage was Kusano Shinpachi (1786-1858), a skilled swordsman and martial artist who founded his own school of swordsmanship, the Kusano-ryu, in the early 19th century.

One of the most famous individuals with the Kusano surname in modern times was Kusano Shimpei (1838-1922), a statesman and bureaucrat who played a significant role in the modernization of Japan during the Meiji era. He served as the Minister of Agriculture and Commerce and was instrumental in establishing Japan's modern postal system.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Kusano

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

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

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