Explore the Family Name Gushiken

The meaning of Gushiken

Japanese: written phonetically 具志堅 meaning ‘vessel, determination’, and ‘solid’, or their synonyms, the name altogether could mean ‘resolute’. It was borne by scholar-officials of the Ryūkyū kingdom based in Okinawa.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Gushiken has been growing in popularity over the years. In 2000, it was ranked 63,450th most popular surname, but by 2010, it had climbed to 61,899th position, representing a 2.44% increase in ranking. The count of people with this surname also rose during this period, from 294 to 324, marking a notable 10.2% growth. However, as per the proportion per 100k population, there wasn't any significant change.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#63,450	#61,899	2.44%
Count	294	324	10.2%
Proportion per 100k	0.11	0.11	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Gushiken

When it comes to ethnic identity, data from the Decennial U.S. Census shows some interesting shifts for the surname Gushiken from 2000 to 2010. It appears that the largest group identifying with this surname is the Asian/Pacific Islander demographic, although its representation decreased slightly from 79.59% to 69.14%. Conversely, those identifying as two or more races grew dramatically from 5.10% to 12.04%, a whopping change of 136.08%. There was also a modest increase in the White and Hispanic demographics, up by 16.81% and 30.10% respectively. No one with the Gushiken surname identified as Black, American Indian, or Alaskan Native in either census year.

	2000	2010	Change
Asian/Pacific Islander	79.59%	69.14%	-13.13%
Hispanic	10.2%	13.27%	30.1%
Two or More Races	5.1%	12.04%	136.08%
White	4.76%	5.56%	16.81%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%