Explore the Family Name Omoto

The meaning of Omoto

Japanese: 1. written 尾本 ‘(one who lives at) the base of the tail’, meaning the lower slope of a mountain. It is found mostly in western Japan. 2. (Ōmoto): written 大本 ‘large root’. It is found in western Japan; in Okinawa it is written 大元 with the same meaning.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Omoto saw a slight decrease between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Omoto ranked 61,544th in popularity with a count of 305 individuals bearing the name, equivalent to 0.11 per 100,000 people. By 2010, the rank had slipped to 65,424th, with the count decreasing slightly to 303, or 0.1 per 100,000 people. This represented a change of -6.3 in ranking and a reduction of -0.66 in count, or -9.09 when measured as a proportion per 100,000 people.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#61,544	#65,424	-6.3%
Count	305	303	-0.66%
Proportion per 100k	0.11	0.1	-9.09%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Omoto

Regarding the ethnic identity associated with the surname Omoto, the Decennial U.S. Census data shows a majority of individuals identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander, though this percentage decreased from 83.61% in 2000 to 78.22% in 2010. The next largest group identified with two or more races, increasing from 8.85% in 2000 to 11.55% in 2010. Those identifying as White also saw an increase from 5.9% to 6.93%. The proportion of individuals identifying as Hispanic nearly doubled, going from 1.64% in 2000 to 2.97% in 2010. There were no individuals identifying as Black or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either 2000 or 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Asian/Pacific Islander	83.61%	78.22%	-6.45%
Two or More Races	8.85%	11.55%	30.51%
White	5.9%	6.93%	17.46%
Hispanic	1.64%	2.97%	81.1%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%