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

Umemoto, 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 Umemoto surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Umemoto in America

Umemoto is the 65244th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Umemoto surname appeared 304 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 Umemoto.

We can also compare 2010 data for Umemoto 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 Umemoto

The surname Umemoto has its origins in Japan, and is believed to have emerged during the Muromachi period (1336-1573). The name is thought to be derived from the Japanese words "ume," meaning plum, and "moto," meaning source or origin, suggesting a connection to a place where plum trees were abundant.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Umemoto can be found in the Kamakura-period (1185-1333) document, the Azuma Kagami, which mentions an individual named Umemoto no Sukeyori, a samurai who served under the Kamakura shogunate.

During the Edo period (1603-1868), the Umemoto family was one of the notable samurai clans in the Tokushima Domain (present-day Tokushima Prefecture). Umemoto Masatoki (1634-1707) was a prominent daimyo (feudal lord) who served as the ruler of the Tokushima Domain.

In the late 19th century, Umemoto Seitaro (1846-1917) was a prominent businessman and industrialist who played a significant role in the modernization of Japan's textile industry. He founded the Kanegafuchi Spinning Company, which later became a part of the Kanebo Group.

Another notable figure was Umemoto Katsura (1865-1932), a renowned poet and calligrapher who was active during the Meiji and Taisho periods. Her works were widely celebrated for their elegance and mastery of traditional Japanese literary forms.

More recently, Umemoto Hiroshi (1920-1997) was a renowned Japanese architect who designed several notable buildings, including the Tokyo Opera City Concert Hall and the Osaka Marriott Hotel.

While the Umemoto surname is not among the most common in Japan, it has a rich history spanning several centuries, with individuals contributing to various fields, from samurai warfare and poetry to business and architecture.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Umemoto

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

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

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