Explore the Family Name Sumida

The meaning of Sumida

Japanese: written 隅田 or 角田 ‘corner rice paddy’. The name appears to have originated in Buzen (now part of Fukuoka prefecture) as a habitational name. Families bearing this name are found throughout Japan and may or may not be related. Another possibility is 住田 ‘residential rice paddy’. Some characteristic forenames: Japanese Hideo, Kazuo, Etsuo, Haruo, Minoru, Tadao, Akira, Chiyeko, Hajime, Hiroshi, Hisao, Iwao.

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

The surname Sumida, based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, has seen a slight decrease in popularity from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, it was ranked 26,538th and had 864 recorded instances. By 2010, the rank had dropped to 28,263rd and the count of individuals with this surname decreased by 2.08% to 846. The proportion of people with the Sumida surname per 100,000 also declined by 9.38%, sitting at 0.29 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#26,538	#28,263	-6.5%
Count	864	846	-2.08%
Proportion per 100k	0.32	0.29	-9.38%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Sumida

In terms of ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census data shows that the majority of individuals with the Sumida surname identified as Asian/Pacific Islander, although there was a small decline of 5% from 81.25% in 2000 to 77.19% in 2010. There were increases in those who identified as of two or more races (from 9.14% in 2000 to 11.47% in 2010) and White (6.94% in 2000 to 7.57% in 2010). The Hispanic proportion of the Sumida surname also saw an increase from 2.31% in 2000 to 3.31% in 2010. However, there were no changes for those who identified as Black or American Indian and Alaskan Native.

	2000	2010	Change
Asian/Pacific Islander	81.25%	77.19%	-5%
Two or More Races	9.14%	11.47%	25.49%
White	6.94%	7.57%	9.08%
Hispanic	2.31%	3.31%	43.29%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%