How common is the surname Acharya?

2,575 people in the United States had the surname Acharya in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 119,901 Americans. It ranked 12,101st of 162,253 surnames.

Is the surname Acharya getting more or less common?

More common. 754 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,575 in 2010, up 242%.

Is Acharya also a first name?

Yes. Acharya is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.

The surname Acharya

A patronymic surname, carried by 2,575 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex A260

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Acharya is more common than 92.5% of them.

Origin

From Sanskrit आचार्य (ācārya, “one who is learned in conduct”), from आचार (ācāra, “rules, conduct”).

Acharya is a patronymic surname: formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 2,575 people named Acharya in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 119,901 Americans. That is up 242% since 2000, when the Census counted 754.

#12,101

rank among US surnames

2,575

people in 2010

0.9

per 100,000 Americans

+241.5%

change since 2000 (was #29,516)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#12,095	Sommerville	2,577	119,808
#12,099	Keltner	2,576	119,855
#12,101	Daniell	2,575	119,901
#12,108	Maddock	2,574	119,948

Who is named Acharya

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

94% of people named Acharya identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, 3.1% as two or more races and 1.6% as white (not Hispanic).

Asian and Pacific Islander 94%
Two or more races 3.1%
White (not Hispanic) 1.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 0.3%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.2%

Compare: most common surnames among Asian and Pacific Islander Americans.

Questions

Where does the surname Acharya come from?: From Sanskrit आचार्य (ācārya, “one who is learned in conduct”), from आचार (ācāra, “rules, conduct”).
How common is the surname Acharya?: 2,575 people in the United States had the surname Acharya in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 119,901 Americans. It ranked 12,101st of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Acharya?: In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Acharya identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, and 3.1% as two or more races.
What type of surname is Acharya?: Acharya is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
Is the surname Acharya getting more or less common?: More common. 754 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,575 in 2010, up 242%.
Is Acharya also a first name?: Yes. Acharya is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.