How Many People Have the Last Name Tamura?
people had the surname Tamura in the 2010 US Census
About 1 in 144,928 people in the Census had this surname
Source: Census Bureau surname list
Surname Rank
Tied with 7 others
Per 100,000 People
In 2010
Largest Group
Asian and Pacific Islander
Change Since 2000
+89 people
👥 Race and Hispanic Origin
Most people with the surname Tamura (70.8%) are non-Hispanic Asian or Pacific Islander. The next largest group, 13.6%, are non-Hispanic and of two or more races. Among surnames where most people are non-Hispanic Asian or Pacific Islander, Tamura ranks #588. From 2000 to 2010, the non-Hispanic Asian or Pacific Islander share fell from 81% to 70.8%, and the non-Hispanic and of two or more races share rose from 7.9% to 13.6%.
See the most common Asian last names.
📈 Change Since 2000
Tamura grew from 1,951 people in 2000 to 2,040 in 2010 (up 4.6%), and its rank fell from #14,143 to #14,591. The population grew faster, so its share still fell, from 0.72 to 0.69 people per 100,000.
| 2000 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| People | 1,951 | 2,040 |
| Rank | #14,143 | #14,591 |
| Per 100,000 people | 0.72 | 0.69 |
🏆 Surnames Ranked Near Tamura
🔊 Surnames That Sound Alike
Same Soundex code as Tamura: T560
👤 Tamura as a First Name
Tamura is a first name too: about 177 people alive in the US today have it as a first name, an estimate from Social Security birth records.
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