Explore the Family Name Ikehara

The meaning of Ikehara

Japanese: written 池原 ‘lake plain’. It is not common in the main Japanese islands but is found mostly in the Ryūkyū Islands. Listed in the Shinsen shōjiroku. Some characteristic forenames: Japanese Akira, Hanae, Hiroshi, Isao, Kazuo, Keiji, Kozo, Misao, Miyoshi, Seiko, Shizue, Tatsuo.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Ikehara has seen a slight decrease in popularity in the United States from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, it was ranked as the 57,252nd most popular surname, with 333 individuals carrying this name. By 2010, its rank moved down to 61,436 and the count fell slightly to 327, indicating a change of -7.31 in ranking and -1.8 in count. The proportion of people named Ikehara per 100,000 also dropped by 8.33 percent over the decade.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#57,252	#61,436	-7.31%
Count	333	327	-1.8%
Proportion per 100k	0.12	0.11	-8.33%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Ikehara

In terms of ethnic identity, the data from the Decennial U.S. Census shows that most individuals with the surname Ikehara identified as Asian/Pacific Islander in both 2000 and 2010. However, this group saw a decline of 9.03 percent over the decade. Significantly, the percentage of Ikehara identifying with two or more races grew by 83.24 percent, suggesting a rise in multi-ethnic identities within this surname group. White Ikehara saw a decrease of 28.18 percent while Hispanic representation doubled from 1.5 percent in 2000 to 3.06 percent in 2010. There were no Black or American Indian/Alaskan Native individuals recorded with this surname in either census year.

	2000	2010	Change
Asian/Pacific Islander	84.38%	76.76%	-9.03%
Two or More Races	9.01%	16.51%	83.24%
White	5.11%	3.67%	-28.18%
Hispanic	1.5%	3.06%	104%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%