How common is the surname Anand?

3,798 people in the United States had the surname Anand in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 81,292 Americans. It ranked 8,651st of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Anand?

Chetan Anand, badminton player.

Where is the surname Anand most common?

Wikidata records people named Anand in India.

How do you pronounce Anand?

Anand is /ˈɑːnənd/, 2 syllables.

Is the surname Anand getting more or less common?

More common. 1,958 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,798 in 2010, up 94%.

Is Anand also a first name?

Yes. Anand 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 Anand

A Sanskrit surname, carried by 3,798 people in the United States.

Pronounced /ˈɑːnənd/ 2 syllables Soundex A553 Also a first name

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Anand is more common than 94.7% of them.

Origin

Sanskrit origin

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

One of 24 Sanskrit surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 3,798 people named Anand in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 81,292 Americans. That is up 94% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,958.

#8,651

rank among US surnames

3,798

people in 2010

1.3

per 100,000 Americans

+94%

change since 2000 (was #14,101)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#8,648	Burdine	3,802	81,206
#8,649	Cancel	3,801	81,227
#8,650	Reichard	3,799	81,270
#8,651	Silvey	3,798	81,292
#8,653	Casella	3,797	81,313

Who is named Anand

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

92% of people named Anand identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, 3.8% as white (not Hispanic) and 3.0% as two or more races.

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

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

Famous Anands

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Chetan Anand
Badminton player, born 1980

Spellings and sound-alikes

Useful when a record has your ancestor under another spelling

Variant spellings

Ananda
Nanda

Anand has the Soundex code A553, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code A553.

Other Sanskrit surnames

All 24 Sanskrit surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Anand come from?: Borrowed from Sanskrit आनन्द (ānanda, “joy, delight, pleasure”).
How common is the surname Anand?: 3,798 people in the United States had the surname Anand in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 81,292 Americans. It ranked 8,651st of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Anand?: In the 2010 Census, 92% of people named Anand identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, and 3.8% as white (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Anand?: Chetan Anand, badminton player.
Where is the surname Anand most common?: Wikidata records people named Anand in India.
How do you pronounce Anand?: Anand is /ˈɑːnənd/, 2 syllables.
Is the surname Anand getting more or less common?: More common. 1,958 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,798 in 2010, up 94%.
What are other spellings of Anand?: Ananda and Nanda.
Is Anand also a first name?: Yes. Anand 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.