# Anand (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/anand/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname from Sanskrit.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | Sanskrit |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 3,798 |
| US rank (2010) | 8,651 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 81,292 people |
| Change since 2000 | +94% (1,958 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /ˈɑːnənd/, 2 syllables |
| Variant spellings | Ananda, Nanda |

## Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit आनन्द (ānanda, “joy, delight, pleasure”).

## Who carries it

Share of people named Anand in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 3.8% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 0.2% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 0.3% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 92% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.6% |
| Two or more races | 3.0% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Anand in India.

## People named Anand

- Chetan Anand, badminton player

## Similar surnames

Amundson, Ament, Amendola, Amend, Amundsen.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.