Explore the Family Name Ueno

The meaning of Ueno

Japanese: written 上野 ‘upper field’. It is from a common placename also pronounced Kamino, Agano, and Kōzuke, and sometimes written 植野 ‘planted field’. Several families, some descended from various great clans, have adopted the name. Sometimes Romanized as Uyeno in older immigrant families. Some characteristic forenames: Japanese Hiroshi, Takashi, Akira, Atsushi, Kazuo, Masaaki, Shinji, Teruo, Aki, Akiko, Akio, Ayako.

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

According to data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Ueno has seen slight growth in popularity over the past decade. In 2000, it ranked 43,546th in popularity and had a count of 467; by 2010, it had risen slightly in rank to 43,077 with a count of 502, representing an increase of 1.08% in rank and 7.49% in count. The proportion per 100,000 people remained constant at 0.17.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#43,546	#43,077	1.08%
Count	467	502	7.49%
Proportion per 100k	0.17	0.17	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Ueno

In terms of ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census data shows that the majority of individuals with the Ueno surname identify as Asian/Pacific Islander. Between 2000 and 2010, this group increased slightly from 86.72% to 87.25%. During the same period, the percentage of those identifying as having two or more ethnicities decreased by 16.20%, while those identifying as White saw an increase of 11.68%. The Hispanic population bearing the Ueno surname decreased slightly from 2.57% to 2.39%. Neither Black nor American Indian and Alaskan Native populations were represented in these statistics for either year.

	2000	2010	Change
Asian/Pacific Islander	86.72%	87.25%	0.61%
Two or More Races	6.42%	5.38%	-16.2%
White	4.28%	4.78%	11.68%
Hispanic	2.57%	2.39%	-7%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%