Explore the Family Name Takushi

The meaning of Takushi

Japanese: written 澤岻 ‘swamp mountain’. This is a rare name from Okinawa. The second element is the name of a mountain in China.

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

According to the Popularity data derived from the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Takushi experienced a slight decrease in prevalence between 2000 and 2010. The rank of the surname dropped from 50,366 in the year 2000 to 55,741 in the year 2010, showing a fall by 10.67%. Similarly, the count of individuals bearing the Takushi surname decreased from 390 to 368 during this decade, marking a decline of 5.64%. Accordingly, the proportion of the Takushi surname per 100k people also saw a dip of 14.29%, moving from 0.14 in 2000 to 0.12 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#50,366	#55,741	-10.67%
Count	390	368	-5.64%
Proportion per 100k	0.14	0.12	-14.29%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Takushi

Based upon the Ethnicity data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the largest ethnic identity associated with the surname Takushi is Asian/Pacific Islander. However, this group's representation declined from 83.08% in 2000 to 78.53% in 2010, a decrease of 5.48%. Meanwhile, those identifying with two or more races saw an increase of 59.04%, climbing from 7.69% in 2000 to 12.23% in 2010. White ethnicity rose by 17.25%, growing slightly from 4.87% to 5.71%. The representation of Hispanic ethnicity dropped by 13.90%, from 4.10% to 3.53%. No individuals of Black ethnicity or American Indian and Alaskan Native ethnicity were recorded under the Takushi surname for either census year.

	2000	2010	Change
Asian/Pacific Islander	83.08%	78.53%	-5.48%
Two or More Races	7.69%	12.23%	59.04%
White	4.87%	5.71%	17.25%
Hispanic	4.1%	3.53%	-13.9%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%