Explore the Family Name Hoshino

The meaning of Hoshino

Japanese: written 星野 ‘star field’. It is a habitational name adopted by a family of Shintō priests of the Atsuta Shrine in Owari (now part of Aichi prefecture). Other families descend from the Taira and Minamoto clans. The name is also found in the Ryūkyū Islands. Some characteristic forenames: Japanese Kenji, Osamu, Akio, Hiroaki, Itsuki, Kazunari, Mutsuo, Saburo, Takashi, Takayuki, Takeshi, Yoko.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity ranking of the surname Hoshino slightly decreased from 42,217 in 2000 to 42,720 in 2010, a change of -1.19%. Despite this decrease in rank, the overall count of people with the Hoshino surname increased by 4.75%, from 484 individuals in 2000 to 507 individuals in 2010. However, the proportion per 100,000 population saw a minor decline of -5.56% during this decade.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#42,217	#42,720	-1.19%
Count	484	507	4.75%
Proportion per 100k	0.18	0.17	-5.56%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Hoshino

Analyzing the ethnicity associated with the surname Hoshino as per the Decennial U.S. Census, it is predominantly connected with Asian/Pacific Islander heritage, which constituted 82.02% in 2000 and slightly fell to 77.12% in 2010. The data also highlights an increasing trend in people identifying with two or more races, which saw a rise of 31.68% over the decade. While other ethnicities associated with the surname, such as White and Hispanic, saw increases of 6.80% and 144.83% respectively, there were no individuals identified as Black or American Indian and Alaskan Native either in 2000 or 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Asian/Pacific Islander	82.02%	77.12%	-5.97%
Two or More Races	7.64%	10.06%	31.68%
White	8.68%	9.27%	6.8%
Hispanic	1.45%	3.55%	144.83%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%