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Yamashiro Family History

Yamashiro Surname Meaning

Japanese: written 山城 ‘mountain castle’. It is taken from the name of the main province of the three which now comprise Kyōto prefecture. The placename originally meant ‘behind the mountains’ (yama no ushiro) and described the position of the place relative to the more ancient capital city of Nara.

When Emperor Kanmu moved the capital there in 794 he changed the second element to its present meaning. Some other families have taken the name from other places with the same name.

The surname is mainly found in western Japan and the Ryūkyū Islands where it is pronounced Yamagushiku.

It is listed in the Shinsen shōjiroku as 山背 ‘behind the mountains’.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022


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You can see how Yamashiro families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Yamashiro family name was found in the USA, and Canada between 1911 and 1920. The most Yamashiro families were found in USA in 1920. In 1920 there were 69 Yamashiro families living in Hawaii. This was about 79% of all the recorded Yamashiro's in USA. Hawaii had the highest population of Yamashiro families in 1920.
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What did your Yamashiro ancestors do for a living?

In 1940, Laborer and Helper were the top reported jobs for men and women in the USA named Yamashiro. 42% of Yamashiro men worked as a Laborer and 18% of Yamashiro women worked as a Helper. Some less common occupations for Americans named Yamashiro were Proprietor and Proprietor.

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*We display top occupations by gender to maintain their historical accuracy during times when men and women often performed different jobs.

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Top Male Occupations In 1940

  • Laborer
    42%
  • Farmer
    18%
  • Truck Driver
    8%
  • Proprietor
    7%

Top Female Occupations In 1940

  • Helper
    18%
  • Laborer
    14%
  • Housemaid
    9%
  • Proprietor
    9%

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Passenger Lists

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Draft Cards

There are 535 military records available for the last name Yamashiro. For the veterans among your Yamashiro ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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Between 1962 and 2004, in the United States, Yamashiro life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1970, and highest in 1986. The average life expectancy for Yamashiro in 1962 was 78, and 71 in 2004.

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