Explore the Family Name Okita

The meaning of Okita

Japanese: 1. written 沖田 ‘rice paddy (fronting the) open sea’. It is mainly found in west-central Japan. It can also be written phonetically 小喜田. 2. (Ōkita): written 大北 ‘great north’. Some characteristic forenames: Japanese Mamoru, Atsushi, Fumio, Keizo, Kiyo, Kiyomi, Koichiro, Makoto, Masao, Shogo, Sumiye, Yosh.

Dictionary of American Family Names, 2nd edition, © Oxford University Press, 2022.

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

Based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Okita has slightly decreased between 2000 and 2010. It fell in ranking from 58,999 to 67,943, a decrease of approximately 15.16%. In terms of absolute count, there were 321 individuals with this surname in 2000, dropping to 290 by 2010, marking a reduction of around 9.66%. The proportion of people with this surname per 100,000 also decreased by about 16.67%, going from 0.12 in 2000 to 0.1 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#58,999	#67,943	-15.16%
Count	321	290	-9.66%
Proportion per 100k	0.12	0.1	-16.67%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Okita

When it comes to ethnic identity, based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, a majority of those with the Okita surname identify as Asian/Pacific Islander. This group accounted for 85.36% of the total in 2000, decreasing slightly to 82.76% in 2010. Those identifying with two or more races saw a slight increase from 7.17% to 7.24% over the same period. The percentage of White individuals with this surname also rose, from 6.23% to 7.24%. Notably, the Hispanic population with this surname emerged from zero in 2000 to 2.76% in 2010. The percentages for Black and American Indian and Alaskan Native identities remained at zero throughout the decade.

	2000	2010	Change
Asian/Pacific Islander	85.36%	82.76%	-3.05%
Two or More Races	7.17%	7.24%	0.98%
White	6.23%	7.24%	16.21%
Hispanic	0%	2.76%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%