Explore the Family Name Eguchi

The meaning of Eguchi

Japanese: written 江口 ‘estuary’. It is found mostly on the island of Kyūshū. Another version, perhaps with the same original meaning but using 栄 ‘splendid’ as the first element, is found in Okinawa. Some characteristic forenames: Japanese Ikushi, Hiroshi, Junko, Koji, Noboru, Takehisa, Yoko, Fujio, Hidenori, Hiromi, Hitoshi, Katsuki.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Eguchi has seen a slight increase over a 10 year period from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, the surname was ranked 56,120th in terms of popularity and this rank rose slightly to 55,962nd in 2010. This represents a growth rate of about 0.28%. The count of people with this surname also increased by 7.33% from 341 persons in 2000 to 366 persons in 2010. However, its representation among every 100k persons decreased slightly by 7.69%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#56,120	#55,962	0.28%
Count	341	366	7.33%
Proportion per 100k	0.13	0.12	-7.69%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Eguchi

In terms of ethnic identity, the majority of people with the surname Eguchi identify as Asian/Pacific Islander according to the Decennial U.S. Census data. This group constituted 80.94% of all Eguchis in 2000, but this percentage decreased slightly to 77.87% in 2010. Those identifying with two or more races saw a significant increase from 8.21% in 2000 to 13.66% in 2010. The proportion of Whites increased marginally from 6.16% to 6.28%, while the Hispanic proportion saw a sharp decline from 4.69% to 1.91%. There were no reported Black or American Indian/Alaskan Native individuals with the surname Eguchi during either census year.

	2000	2010	Change
Asian/Pacific Islander	80.94%	77.87%	-3.79%
Two or More Races	8.21%	13.66%	66.38%
White	6.16%	6.28%	1.95%
Hispanic	4.69%	1.91%	-59.28%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%