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

Tsuruta, 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 Tsuruta surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Tsuruta in America

Tsuruta is the 128249th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Tsuruta surname appeared 133 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 Tsuruta.

We can also compare 2010 data for Tsuruta 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 Tsuruta

The surname TSURUTA originated in Japan and can be traced back to the early Edo period (1603-1868). It is believed to have derived from the Japanese place name "Tsuruta," which could refer to several locations, such as a village in Fukushima Prefecture or a town in Aomori Prefecture. The name is thought to have originated from the combination of the Japanese words "tsuru," meaning "crane," and "ta," meaning "rice field" or "paddy."

One of the earliest recorded mentions of the TSURUTA surname can be found in the Bakumatsu period (1853-1867), when a samurai named TSURUTA Kiyonobu (1829-1900) served as a retainer for the Tokugawa shogunate. He later became a prominent figure in the Meiji Restoration and served in the newly established Imperial Japanese Army.

During the Edo period, the TSURUTA family was known to have resided in the Tohoku region of northeastern Japan. A notable figure from this era was TSURUTA Masayuki (1677-1752), a scholar and poet who authored several works on Japanese literature and philosophy.

In the late 19th century, a member of the TSURUTA family, TSURUTA Tsunekichi (1862-1936), became a successful businessman and politician. He served as a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet (Japanese parliament) and was instrumental in the development of the silk industry in Japan.

Another prominent figure with the TSURUTA surname was TSURUTA Kenji (1892-1968), a renowned artist and printmaker who specialized in woodblock prints depicting traditional Japanese subjects and landscapes. His works are highly regarded and can be found in numerous museum collections around the world.

In the field of sports, TSURUTA Kazuo (1938-2018) was a renowned judoka (practitioner of judo) who won multiple Olympic and World Championship titles in the 1960s. He was widely regarded as one of the greatest judokas in Japanese history and was awarded the prestigious People's Honor Award by the Japanese government.

While the TSURUTA surname is not among the most common in Japan, it has a rich history and has been associated with notable figures across various fields throughout the centuries.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Tsuruta

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

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

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