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

Sasaki, 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 Sasaki surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Sasaki in America

Sasaki is the 10046th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Sasaki surname appeared 3,206 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 people would have the surname Sasaki.

We can also compare 2010 data for Sasaki 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 Sasaki

The surname Sasaki originates from Japan and can be traced back to the Heian period (794-1185 CE). It is a common Japanese family name, derived from the word "sasaki" which means "grass field" or "grassy plain". This suggests that the earliest bearers of this surname likely resided in or near a grassy plain.

The Sasaki name has been recorded in various historical documents, including the Kamakura Bakufu records from the late 12th century. During the Kamakura period (1185-1333 CE), the Sasaki clan was a prominent samurai family that played a significant role in the political and military affairs of the time.

One of the earliest recorded examples of the Sasaki name is Sasaki Tamenao (1138-1215 CE), a samurai warrior and poet who served under the Minamoto clan during the Genpei War. Another notable figure was Sasaki Takatsuna (1492-1543 CE), a skilled swordsman and military strategist who served under the Uesugi clan during the Sengoku period.

In the Edo period (1603-1868 CE), the Sasaki clan continued to hold influential positions in various domains across Japan. Sasaki Nobushige (1645-1706 CE) was a prominent daimyo (feudal lord) who ruled the Kokura Domain in present-day Fukuoka Prefecture.

The name Sasaki is also associated with several place names in Japan, such as Sasaki-cho in Aichi Prefecture and Sasaki-mura in Shizuoka Prefecture. These place names may have derived from the family name or vice versa, reflecting the historical presence of the Sasaki clan in those regions.

Other notable individuals with the surname Sasaki include Sasaki Ryo (1899-1992 CE), a renowned Japanese novelist and poet, and Sasaki Yoshisuke (1915-1997 CE), a master of the Ittō-ryū swordsmanship school.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Sasaki

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

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

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