Explore the Family Name Otake

The meaning of Otake

Japanese: 1. written 小竹 ‘small bamboo’. 2. (Ōtake): written 大竹 ‘large bamboo’. It is found mostly along the southeastern seaboard and in the Ryūkyū Islands. 3. (Ōtake): written 大武 ‘great warrior’. It is not common. Some characteristic forenames: Japanese Atsushi, Hiromi, Norio, Ryuji, Shigemasa, Akihisa, Chihiro, Eiko, Hidenori, Hiroko, Hiroshi, Hitoshi.

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

According to the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Otake has seen a slight decrease in popularity in the United States between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it ranked 56,392, but fell to 57,372 in 2010, marking a 1.74% decrease in rank. However, interestingly, the actual count of people with this surname increased by 4.72% from 339 to 355 during the same period. The proportion per 100,000 population also saw a minor drop of 7.69%, going from 0.13 to 0.12.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#56,392	#57,372	-1.74%
Count	339	355	4.72%
Proportion per 100k	0.13	0.12	-7.69%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Otake

Based on the ethnicity data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the majority of individuals with the Otake surname identify as Asian/Pacific Islander, though this group saw a decrease of 10.93% from 87.61% in 2000 to 78.03% in 2010. Those identifying as having two or more ethnic identities saw a significant increase of 180.51%, going from 4.72% in 2000 to 13.24% in 2010. The percentage of individuals identifying as White dropped slightly from 6.78% to 5.92%. Additionally, a small portion of people with the Otake surname began identifying as Hispanic in 2010, although no change was recorded for those identifying as Black or American Indian and Alaskan Native.

	2000	2010	Change
Asian/Pacific Islander	87.61%	78.03%	-10.93%
Two or More Races	4.72%	13.24%	180.51%
White	6.78%	5.92%	-12.68%
Hispanic	0%	2.82%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%