Explore the Family Name Ushijima

The meaning of Ushijima

Japanese: written 牛島 ‘ox island’. It is found in western Japan; it originated in Hizen (now Nagasaki-ken).

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

Based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Ushijima has seen a decline between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, the surname ranked at 63,632 in popularity, with a count of 293 individuals. By 2010, however, the rank had dropped to 73,215 with only 265 individuals holding the Ushijima surname. This represents a change of -15.06 in rank and a -9.56 decrease in count. The proportion per 100,000 people also saw a decrease of -18.18, moving from 0.11 in 2000 to 0.09 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#63,632	#73,215	-15.06%
Count	293	265	-9.56%
Proportion per 100k	0.11	0.09	-18.18%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Ushijima

When it comes to ethnic identity, the majority of those with the Ushijima surname identified as Asian/Pacific Islander in both 2000 and 2010, according to the Decennial U.S. Census. However, there was a slight decrease of -1.07 in this category over the decade, moving from 90.78 percent in 2000 to 89.81 percent in 2010. On the other hand, there was a significant increase in individuals identifying with two or more races, jumping from 3.07 percent in 2000 to 6.42 percent in 2010. This signifies an impressive 109.12 percent change. Those identifying as White, Black, and American Indian and Alaskan Native either remained static or the data was suppressed for privacy. Meanwhile, the percentage of those identifying as Hispanic saw a small increase of 10.24 percent, going from 2.05 percent in 2000 to 2.26 percent in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Asian/Pacific Islander	90.78%	89.81%	-1.07%
Two or More Races	3.07%	6.42%	109.12%
Hispanic	2.05%	2.26%	10.24%
White	4.1%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%