Explore the Family Name Tokuda

The meaning of Tokuda

Japanese: written 徳田 ‘virtuous rice paddy’. It is found mostly in western Japan and in the Ryūkyū Islands. Some characteristic forenames: Japanese Junko, Masatoshi, Shintaro, Akira, Atsushi, Emiko, Haruko, Haruo, Hiroaki, Hiromi, Itsuo, Junichi.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Tokuda saw a slight increase in popularity from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, it was ranked 52,174th most popular surname and increased slightly to 52,169th in 2010. This represents a change of 0.01 percent. The actual number of people with this surname also grew by 6.42 percent from 374 in 2000 to 398 in 2010. However, when looking at the proportion per 100k people, there was a decrease of 7.14 percent, moving from 0.14 in 2000 to 0.13 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#52,174	#52,169	0.01%
Count	374	398	6.42%
Proportion per 100k	0.14	0.13	-7.14%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Tokuda

In terms of ethnic identity, the Decennial U.S. Census data shows that most individuals with the surname Tokuda identify as Asian/Pacific Islander, although this percentage decreased by 9.73 percent between 2000 and 2010. There was a significant increase in those identifying as having two or more races, surging by 131.87 percent from 2000 to 2010. The percentage of individuals identified as White also increased by 23.62 percent, and those identifying as Hispanic rose by 64.49 percent. No individuals with the surname Tokuda identified as Black or American Indian and Alaskan Native during either census year.

	2000	2010	Change
Asian/Pacific Islander	88.24%	79.65%	-9.73%
Two or More Races	4.55%	10.55%	131.87%
White	5.08%	6.28%	23.62%
Hispanic	2.14%	3.52%	64.49%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%