Explore the Family Name Aoyama

The meaning of Aoyama

Japanese: written 青山 ‘green mountain’. It is found throughout Japan, a country filled with green mountains, and in the Ryūkyū Islands. One family, lords of Mikawa (now part of Aichi prefecture), is descended from the Fujiwara clan. Some characteristic forenames: Japanese Shigeru, Wataru, Yasutaka, Yoshihiro, Hiroaki, Hiroshi, Hisao, Kazumasa, Kazuo, Keiko, Keisuke, Manabu.

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How common is the last name Aoyama in the United States?

Based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Aoyama ranked 56,836 in popularity as of 2010, down slightly from its rank of 56,120 in 2000. This slight decrease represents a change of -1.28%. Despite this, the count of individuals with the surname Aoyama increased by 5.28%, going from 341 in 2000 to 359 in 2010. However, when measured per 100,000 people, the proportion of individuals bearing the surname decreased by -7.69%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#56,120	#56,836	-1.28%
Count	341	359	5.28%
Proportion per 100k	0.13	0.12	-7.69%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Aoyama

Looking at the ethnic identity associated with the surname Aoyama based on Decennial U.S. Census data, the majority identify as Asian/Pacific Islander, though this percentage decreased slightly from 77.13% in 2000 to 73.26% in 2010. The percentage identifying as two or more races increased modestly from 12.32% to 12.81%, and those identifying as White saw an increase from 9.09% to 9.75%. There was a notable increase in the Hispanic category, which jumped from 1.47% in 2000 to 3.90% in 2010. No individuals with the Aoyama surname identified as Black or American Indian/Alaskan Native in either census year.

	2000	2010	Change
Asian/Pacific Islander	77.13%	73.26%	-5.02%
Two or More Races	12.32%	12.81%	3.98%
White	9.09%	9.75%	7.26%
Hispanic	1.47%	3.9%	165.31%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%