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Inouye
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English
Etymology
Borrowed from en ja 井上 Inoue.
Proper noun
s
en Japanese.
Japanese
Romanization
いのうえ, which was once spelled いのうゑ Inouye (cf. en w:Yebisu, en Yedo, and en 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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