Explore the Family Name Uchida

The meaning of Uchida

Japanese: variously written, mostly 内田 ‘inner rice paddy’, denoting a field within an enclosure. It is a common name throughout Japan and the Ryūkyū Islands, and was adopted by some samurai families. Listed in the Shinsen shōjiroku. Some characteristic forenames: Japanese Hiroshi, Atsushi, Kazuko, Kazuo, Takao, Toshi, Hideo, Hiroki, Hiroyuki, Hisashi, Hitoshi, Masaru.

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

According to the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname "Uchida" decreased by 8.11% between 2000 and 2010, moving it from a rank of 20,629 in 2000, to 22,301 in 2010. The count of people with the Uchida surname also saw a decrease of 3.1% over the same period, lowering the proportion per 100,000 people from 0.44 in 2000 to 0.39 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#20,629	#22,301	-8.11%
Count	1,193	1,156	-3.1%
Proportion per 100k	0.44	0.39	-11.36%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Uchida

The ethnic identity associated with the Uchida surname saw shifts between 2000 and 2010. Based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the majority of individuals with the Uchida surname identify as Asian/Pacific Islander, though this percentage decreased from 84.24% in 2000 to 78.81% in 2010. During the same period, there were increases across other ethnic identities. The percentage of Uchidas identifying with two or more races increased by 55.77%, while those identifying as White and Hispanic increased by 22.79% and 43.52% respectively. There was no change in the percentages of those identifying as Black or American Indian and Alaskan Native.

	2000	2010	Change
Asian/Pacific Islander	84.24%	78.81%	-6.45%
White	8.38%	10.29%	22.79%
Two or More Races	5.11%	7.96%	55.77%
Hispanic	1.93%	2.77%	43.52%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%