Explore the Family Name Kurokawa

The meaning of Kurokawa

Japanese: written 黒川 ‘black river’. It is found as a surname mostly on the island of Kyūshū, though several places elsewhere in Japan bear the name. Some characteristic forenames: Japanese Takayoshi, Masato, Akemi, Haruo, Hidemi, Jiro, Katsuyoshi, Kazuo, Kazutoshi, Kazuya, Keiji, Kenichi.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Kurokawa has seen a decrease from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, the ranking of this surname was 51,680, but by 2010 it had dropped to 59,603, displaying a decline of around 15.33 percent. Similarly, the count of people with this surname also decreased by roughly 10.32 percent during this decade, going down from 378 to 339. The proportion per 100,000 people also fell by approximately 21.43 percent, from 0.14 to 0.11.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#51,680	#59,603	-15.33%
Count	378	339	-10.32%
Proportion per 100k	0.14	0.11	-21.43%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Kurokawa

Regarding the ethnic identity associated with the Kurokawa surname according to the Decennial U.S. Census data, the majority identified as Asian/Pacific Islander in both 2000 and 2010, though there was a slight reduction from 82.80 percent to 78.76 percent. Those identifying as having two or more ethnicities increased by about 30.77 percent, moving from 7.67 percent in 2000 to 10.03 percent in 2010. Similarly, the percentage of those identifying as White rose from 7.67 percent to 9.14 percent, an increase of around 19.17 percent. There were no individuals identifying as Hispanic, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native recorded in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Asian/Pacific Islander	82.8%	78.76%	-4.88%
Two or More Races	7.67%	10.03%	30.77%
White	7.67%	9.14%	19.17%
Hispanic	1.32%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%