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

Sekiguchi, 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 Sekiguchi surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Sekiguchi in America

Sekiguchi is the 80678th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Sekiguchi surname appeared 235 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 Sekiguchi.

We can also compare 2010 data for Sekiguchi 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 Sekiguchi

The surname Sekiguchi is of Japanese origin, originating from the Edo period (1603-1868) in Japan. It is a locational surname, derived from the place name "Sekiguchi," which means "stone entrance" or "stone gate" in Japanese.

The name likely originated in one of the regions where there were settlements or landmarks associated with stone gates or entrances, such as in the former provinces of Musashi (modern-day Tokyo and surrounding areas) or Owari (part of present-day Aichi Prefecture).

The earliest recorded instances of the Sekiguchi surname can be traced back to the late 16th and early 17th centuries, when it appeared in various historical records and documents from that period. One notable example is Sekiguchi Daisuke (1617-1694), a samurai warrior and retainer of the Tokugawa shogunate.

Another notable figure bearing the Sekiguchi name was Sekiguchi Kiyokazu (1836-1901), a Meiji-era politician and diplomat who served as the first Japanese ambassador to Austria-Hungary.

In the realm of literature, Sekiguchi Hachita (1830-1894) was a renowned Edo-period poet and calligrapher, known for his contributions to the tanka and haiku literary traditions.

Sekiguchi Tsugio (1865-1914) was a prominent educator and founder of one of the earliest private schools in Japan, which later became part of the prestigious Keio University system.

The Sekiguchi surname has also been associated with various place names throughout Japan, such as the town of Sekiguchi-machi in Saitama Prefecture, which likely took its name from a local landmark or feature related to a stone gate or entrance.

While the Sekiguchi surname is not among the most common in Japan, it has a rich historical legacy spanning several centuries and has produced notable figures in various fields, from the samurai warrior class to the realms of politics, literature, and education.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Sekiguchi

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

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

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