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

Okino, 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 Okino surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Okino in America

Okino is the 67519th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Okino surname appeared 292 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 Okino.

We can also compare 2010 data for Okino 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 Okino

The surname OKINO is of Japanese origin, originating in the late 16th century. It is derived from the Japanese word "oku", meaning "inner" or "deep", and "no", meaning "field" or "plain". The name likely referred to someone who lived or worked in an inner field or remote area.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the OKINO surname appears in the Edo period (1603-1868) records of the village of Okino, located in the present-day Shizuoka Prefecture. This suggests that the name may have originated from this specific location.

In the early 17th century, a samurai named Okino Masanobu (1593-1677) was a notable figure who served under the Tokugawa shogunate. He played a role in the Siege of Osaka in 1615 and was later appointed as a provincial governor.

Another historical figure with the OKINO surname was Okino Tadataka (1659-1734), a Confucian scholar and poet who lived during the Edo period. He is known for his works on ethics and moral philosophy, as well as his literary contributions.

In the 19th century, Okino Tokunori (1813-1878) was a prominent educator and scholar who contributed to the modernization of Japan's educational system. He helped establish the Kaiseijo, one of the first modern schools in Japan.

During the Meiji era (1868-1912), Okino Iwasaburo (1836-1901) was a successful businessman and entrepreneur who founded the Okino Trading Company, which dealt in silk and other textiles.

Okino Yoshio (1899-1981) was a notable artist and woodblock printmaker in the 20th century. His works, which depicted traditional Japanese landscapes and subjects, gained recognition both within Japan and internationally.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Okino

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

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

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