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

Shinsato, 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 Shinsato surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Shinsato in America

Shinsato is the 54637th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Shinsato surname appeared 377 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 Shinsato.

We can also compare 2010 data for Shinsato 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 Shinsato

The surname SHINSATO originates from Japan and can be traced back to the 16th century. It is believed to have derived from the Japanese words "shin" meaning new or modern, and "sato" meaning village or settlement. This suggests that the name may have been given to someone who resided in a newly established village or town.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the SHINSATO surname can be found in the genealogical records of the Satsuma Domain, a prominent feudal domain located in present-day Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan. These records date back to the late 16th century and mention several individuals bearing the SHINSATO name.

During the Edo period (1603-1868), the SHINSATO family is known to have held a prominent position within the Satsuma Domain. Notably, Shinsato Masahiro (1648-1723) served as a samurai retainer and advisor to the Shimazu clan, the powerful daimyo rulers of Satsuma.

In the early 19th century, a SHINSATO family from the Satsuma region was among the first Japanese immigrants to Hawaii. Shinsato Kinsuke (1807-1892) is recorded as one of the earliest Japanese settlers in the Hawaiian Islands, arriving in 1868 to work on sugar plantations.

Another notable individual with the SHINSATO surname was Shinsato Yoshitomo (1871-1938), a Japanese educator and linguist. He played a significant role in the development of the modern Japanese writing system and contributed to the standardization of the katakana syllabary.

During the Meiji period (1868-1912), the SHINSATO family produced several individuals who made significant contributions to the modernization of Japan. Shinsato Hiroshi (1857-1928) was a prominent statesman and diplomat who served as the Japanese ambassador to Russia and played a crucial role in the negotiations leading to the Treaty of Portsmouth, which ended the Russo-Japanese War.

In more recent times, Shinsato Kazuo (1936-2012) was a renowned Japanese artist known for his intricate woodblock prints and paintings depicting traditional Japanese landscapes and cultural motifs.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Shinsato

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

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

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