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

Nomura, 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 Nomura surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Nomura in America

Nomura is the 18835th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Nomura surname appeared 1,453 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 Nomura.

We can also compare 2010 data for Nomura 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 Nomura

The surname Nomura is of Japanese origin, derived from the words "no" meaning "field" and "mura" meaning "village." It likely originated in the 8th to 12th centuries during the Heian period in Japan when surnames became more prevalent.

The earliest known record of the Nomura name appears in the Kamakura period (1185-1333) in the Azuma Kagami, a historical text documenting the establishment of the Kamakura shogunate. The name is mentioned in reference to Nomura Narimasa, a samurai who served under the Minamoto clan.

The Nomura family had its roots in the Iga region of present-day Mie Prefecture, where they were considered minor nobility or gokenin. They later spread to other parts of Japan, including the Kanto region around modern-day Tokyo.

In the 16th century, during the Sengoku period, the Nomura clan rose to prominence under the leadership of Nomura Dōken (1497-1555), a skilled strategist and daimyo (feudal lord) who allied with Oda Nobunaga. Nomura Dōken's son, Nomura Motomune (1535-1599), also played a significant role in the unification of Japan under Toyotomi Hideyoshi.

Another notable figure with the Nomura surname was Nomura Shōzō (1835-1907), a prominent businessman and one of the founders of the Nomura Securities Company, one of Japan's leading financial institutions.

During the Edo period (1603-1868), the Nomura family produced several scholars and artists, including Nomura Seishin (1768-1828), a renowned painter and calligrapher, and Nomura Masayoshi (1800-1861), a scholar of Chinese classics.

In more recent times, Nomura Issei (1891-1973) was a notable Japanese businessman and philanthropist who established the Nomura Jimusho accounting firm, which later became part of the Nomura Securities Company.

Throughout its history, the Nomura surname has been associated with various regions of Japan, including the Iga, Mie, and Kanto areas, as well as the old province of Musashi (modern-day Tokyo and surrounding areas).

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Nomura

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

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

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