Explore the Family Name Suga

The meaning of Suga

1. Japanese: written 菅 ‘sedge’. It is found in eastern Japan, also pronounced Suge. It is also phonetically written 須賀 or 須加 in eastern Japan, but these are not common. In feudal times some families bearing the name Sugawara or Sugano shortened it to Suga. 2. Indian (Himachal Pradesh): habitational name from a village called Suga in Rampur district.

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

According to data based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname 'Suga' ranked 57,406 in popularity in 2000 and moved to a rank of 59,171 in 2010, reflecting a decrease of 3.07%. However, despite the drop in rank, the actual count of individuals with this surname increased from 332 in 2000 to 342 in 2010, indicating a growth of 3.01%. The proportion per 100,000 people remained consistent at 0.12.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#57,406	#59,171	-3.07%
Count	332	342	3.01%
Proportion per 100k	0.12	0.12	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Suga

In terms of ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census data reveals that most individuals bearing the surname 'Suga' identified as Asian or Pacific Islander in both 2000 (71.69%) and 2010 (71.05%), though there was a slight decrease of 0.89% over the decade. The number of individuals identifying with two or more ethnic identities significantly increased by 81.19%, bringing the total to 8.19% in 2010. However, those identifying as white decreased from 19.88% in 2000 to 16.96% in 2010, marking a decline of 14.69%. There was also a minor increase in Hispanic self-identification from 3.31% to 3.51%. No individuals identified as Black or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either census year.

	2000	2010	Change
Asian/Pacific Islander	71.69%	71.05%	-0.89%
White	19.88%	16.96%	-14.69%
Two or More Races	4.52%	8.19%	81.19%
Hispanic	3.31%	3.51%	6.04%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%