Explore the Family Name Hamasaki

The meaning of Hamasaki

Japanese: written 浜崎 ‘seashore cape’. It is found mainly in western Japan and the Ryūkyū Islands. Some characteristic forenames: Japanese Iwao, Shigemi, Yuzuru, Akira, Haru, Hidekazu, Kimiko, Kiyoshi, Miwa, Ryo, Shinji, Tomo.

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

Based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname 'Hamasaki' has slightly increased in the United States between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked as the 51,119th most common surname, and by 2010 it had moved up to the 51,066th position, reflecting a marginal increase of 0.1%. The count of people with the Hamasaki surname also rose during this period from 383 to 408, indicating an increase of 6.53%. However, the proportion per 100k population remained constant at 0.14.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#51,119	#51,066	0.1%
Count	383	408	6.53%
Proportion per 100k	0.14	0.14	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Hamasaki

When we look into the ethnicity associated with the surname 'Hamasaki', according to the Decennial U.S. Census, we see some shifts between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, the majority of individuals with this surname identified as Asian/Pacific Islander (83.81%), but this proportion dropped to 74.26% in 2010. There were notable increases in the percentage of individuals identifying as having two or more races, from 9.14% in 2000 to 14.95% in 2010, and those identifying as Hispanic, from 2.09% to 4.66%. The proportion of individuals with the Hamasaki surname identifying as White saw a small increase from 4.96% to 5.39%, while there were no individuals identifying as Black or American Indian and Alaskan Native.

	2000	2010	Change
Asian/Pacific Islander	83.81%	74.26%	-11.39%
Two or More Races	9.14%	14.95%	63.57%
White	4.96%	5.39%	8.67%
Hispanic	2.09%	4.66%	122.97%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%