Explore the Family Name Shinsato

The meaning of Shinsato

Japanese: written 新里 ‘new village’. It is found mostly in the Ryūkyū Islands. Some characteristic forenames: Japanese Minoru, Yoshio, Fusako, Haruo, Hisao, Isao, Kame, Katsumi, Kenzo, Kiyoshi, Kosei, Masao.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Shinsato has seen a slight decrease in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, the surname ranked 49,563rd in popularity with a count of 398 instances per 100,000 people. However, by 2010, it had slipped to the 54,637th place with the count reducing to 377, marking a drop of 5.28%. The proportion of people with this surname also decreased from 0.15% per 100,000 people in 2000 to 0.13% in 2010, a decline of 13.33%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#49,563	#54,637	-10.24%
Count	398	377	-5.28%
Proportion per 100k	0.15	0.13	-13.33%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Shinsato

Regarding ethnicity, as per Decennial U.S. Census data, in 2000, the majority of Shinsato's were of Asian/Pacific Islander descent at 83.42%, but this percentage declined to 76.66% by 2010. Over the same period, there was a significant increase in the proportion of individuals identifying as two or more races, rising from 7.54% to 12.73%. The number of people with Shinsato as their surname who identified as White also increased from 7.79% to 9.02%. Hispanics made up a small proportion of those with this surname, but their numbers grew slightly from 1.26% to 1.59%. There were no recorded instances of Black or American Indian and Alaskan Native individuals with the surname Shinsato for either year.

	2000	2010	Change
Asian/Pacific Islander	83.42%	76.66%	-8.1%
Two or More Races	7.54%	12.73%	68.83%
White	7.79%	9.02%	15.79%
Hispanic	1.26%	1.59%	26.19%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%