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English
Etymology
Borrowed from Japanese 井上 (Inoue).
Proper noun
Inouye (plural Inouyes)
- A surname from Japanese.
Japanese
Romanization
Inouye
- Rōmaji transcription of いのうえ, which was once spelled いのうゑ Inouye (cf. Yebisu, Yedo, and yen).
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Inouye is the 11821st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 2647 individuals. Inouye is most common among Asian/Pacific Islander (72.95%) and Multi-racial (12.54%) individuals.
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