Explore the Family Name Tokunaga

The meaning of Tokunaga

Japanese: written 徳永 ‘virtue eternal’. It is found mostly in the island of Kyūshū. Some characteristic forenames: Japanese Takeshi, Emiko, Hiroshi, Keisuke, Mitsue, Yoshiaki, Chiyoko, Eiji, Fumio, Hideo, Hiroaki, Hitoshi.

Dictionary of American Family Names, 2nd edition, © Oxford University Press, 2022.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Tokunaga has seen a gradual decrease between 2000 and 2010. Ranked at 29,296 in 2000, it fell to 32,396 in 2010, marking a decline of 10.58 percent. The total count of individuals with this surname also fell from 761 in 2000 to 710 in 2010, a decrease of 6.7 percent. The proportion per 100k of the population bearing this surname dropped by 14.29 percent from 0.28 in 2000 to 0.24 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#29,296	#32,396	-10.58%
Count	761	710	-6.7%
Proportion per 100k	0.28	0.24	-14.29%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Tokunaga

In terms of ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census data showed that the majority of individuals with the Tokunaga surname identified as Asian/Pacific Islander, though this percentage saw a slight decrease from 82.65 in 2000 to 79.86 in 2010. Those who identified as having two or more ethnic identities increased by 21.20 percent, climbing from 8.02 in 2000 to 9.72 in 2010. The percentage of individuals identifying as White marginally increased from 6.70 to 6.76, while those identifying as Hispanic saw a significant rise of 40.80 percent, albeit from a small base of 2.50 percent in 2000. There were no recorded instances of individuals with the Tokunaga surname identifying as Black or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either census year.

	2000	2010	Change
Asian/Pacific Islander	82.65%	79.86%	-3.38%
Two or More Races	8.02%	9.72%	21.2%
White	6.7%	6.76%	0.9%
Hispanic	2.5%	3.52%	40.8%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%