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

Tajima, 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 Tajima surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Tajima in America

Tajima is the 56836th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Tajima surname appeared 359 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 Tajima.

We can also compare 2010 data for Tajima 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 Tajima

The surname Tajima originates from Japan. It is a locational surname derived from the place name "Tajima", which refers to an old province in the Hyogo Prefecture of western Japan. The name can be traced back to at least the 8th century AD during the Nara period of Japanese history.

The word "Tajima" is believed to come from the Japanese words "ta" meaning rice field, and "jima" meaning island or peninsula, indicating that the name likely originated from an area that had fertile rice fields surrounded by water or mountainous terrain. The earliest recorded mention of the name Tajima appears in the Engishiki, an ancient legal code compiled in 927 AD during the Heian period.

In the 14th century, during the Muromachi period, a prominent samurai named Tajima Motoharu was recorded as serving under the Ashikaga shogunate. He was involved in various military campaigns and his descendants continued to hold positions of importance in the region for several generations.

During the Edo period (1603-1868), the Tajima clan were noted as influential landowners and administrators in the Tajima Province. One notable figure was Tajima Narishige (1607-1666), a skilled diplomat and negotiator who helped resolve territorial disputes between various daimyo (feudal lords).

In more recent history, Tajima Yahee (1892-1951) was a Japanese novelist and poet who gained recognition for his works depicting rural life and the struggles of the common people. His novel "Kajin no Kigu" (The Woodcutter's Daughter) is considered a classic of modern Japanese literature.

Another prominent individual with the surname Tajima was Tajima Tsugitaka (1919-2009), a highly respected baseball player and manager in Japan. He played for the Yomiuri Giants and later managed the team, leading them to numerous championships in the Nippon Professional Baseball league.

Throughout its long history, the surname Tajima has been associated with various occupations, from samurai warriors and landowners to artists, writers, and athletes, reflecting the diverse backgrounds and achievements of those who have carried this name over the centuries.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Tajima

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

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

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