Explore the Family Name Tsuji

The meaning of Tsuji

Japanese: written 辻 ‘crossroad’, or phonetically 十字. It is found mostly in western Japan. Some bearers are of samurai origin, particularly descendants of a daimyō family (feudal lords) of Aki (now part of Hiroshima prefecture). Some characteristic forenames: Japanese Yukiyo, Junko, Naoki, Haruo, Hisako, Jiro, Junichi, Kiyoshi, Masayuki, Ryuhei, Takashi, Takeo.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Tsuji ranked 30,292 in popularity in 2000 and then dropped slightly to rank 31,873 in 2010, indicating a decrease of 5.22%. In terms of count, the number of individuals with the Tsuji surname also decreased from 729 in 2000 to 724 in 2010, a minor drop of 0.69%. The proportion of people with the Tsuji name per 100,000 people declined by 7.41% over the same period.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#30,292	#31,873	-5.22%
Count	729	724	-0.69%
Proportion per 100k	0.27	0.25	-7.41%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Tsuji

When it comes to ethnic identity, again based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the majority of people with the surname Tsuji identify as Asian/Pacific Islander - making up 86.56% in 2000 and slightly decreasing to 83.56% in 2010. Those identifying as having two or more ethnicities increased significantly by 28.90% during this decade, from 7.82% to 10.08%. There was also a noticeable increase in the Hispanic category, which rose by 85.37%, albeit from a small base of 0.82% to 1.52%. The proportion of White individuals remained fairly stable at around 4.80% in 2000 and 4.83% in 2010. There were no individuals who identified as Black or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either year.

	2000	2010	Change
Asian/Pacific Islander	86.56%	83.56%	-3.47%
Two or More Races	7.82%	10.08%	28.9%
White	4.8%	4.83%	0.62%
Hispanic	0.82%	1.52%	85.37%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%