Explore the Family Name Yasuda

The meaning of Yasuda

Japanese: written 安田 ‘safe (or inexpensive) rice paddy’. It is a common placename throughout Japan and the Ryūkyū Islands. Several families have taken the surname; some are descendants of the Minamoto, Taira, or other noted families. Some characteristic forenames: Japanese Satoshi, Hiroshi, Masao, Takashi, Akihiro, Akio, Hideki, Hiro, Hiroyuki, Katsuya, Minoru, Nobuyoshi.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Yasuda has seen a decline in its popularity ranking from 24,162 in 2000 to 25,064 in 2010. This represents a decrease of -3.73%. In contrast, the number of individuals carrying the Yasuda name increased slightly during the same period, growing by 1.85% from 973 in 2000 to 991 in 2010. However, when considering proportion per 100k people, there was a slight drop from 0.36 to 0.34, marking a -5.56% change.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#24,162	#25,064	-3.73%
Count	973	991	1.85%
Proportion per 100k	0.36	0.34	-5.56%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Yasuda

Regarding ethnicity, data from the Decennial U.S. Census reveals that the majority of individuals with the Yasuda surname identify as Asian/Pacific Islander. Though this group remains the largest, its representation decreased by 5.76% from 87.05% in 2000 to 82.04% in 2010. During the same period, there was an increase in the percentage of Yasudas who identified as having two or more ethnicities (from 6.17% to 7.16%), as White (from 4.83% to 7.37%), and as Hispanic (from 1.75% to 3.23%). No changes were observed among those identifying as Black or American Indian and Alaskan Native.

	2000	2010	Change
Asian/Pacific Islander	87.05%	82.04%	-5.76%
White	4.83%	7.37%	52.59%
Two or More Races	6.17%	7.16%	16.05%
Hispanic	1.75%	3.23%	84.57%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%