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Kawaguchi

How common is the last name Kawaguchi?

About this name

We do not yet have a written origin for Kawaguchi, so here is what the census records show.

Surname origins are rarely settled, and we would rather say nothing than guess. The sources below are the best places to look, and our guide to how surnames began explains the usual types.

Names nearby in the census

#25,751

Kawaguchi was the 25,751st most common surname in the 2010 US Census, with 957 people, about 0.3 in every 100,000.

Who carries it

  • White (non-Hispanic)9.2%
  • Hispanic or Latino3.2%
  • Black (non-Hispanic)<0.1%
  • Asian or Pacific Islander76.1%
  • Two or more races11.5%
  • American Indian or Alaska Native<0.1%

Check the sources

For a name you are serious about, compare the dictionaries: Reaney and Wilson, A Dictionary of English Surnames; Hanks, Dictionary of American Family Names.