# Arora (surname)

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

An Indian surname, used by members of this caste.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | Hindi |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 5,043 |
| US rank (2010) | 6,697 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 61,223 people |
| Change since 2000 | +91% (2,640 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

Borrowed from Hindi अरोड़ा (aroṛā), from Punjabi ਅਰੋੜਾ (aroṛā). Perhaps cognate with English Aror.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Arora 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) | 3.5% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 0.6% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 0.7% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 92% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.5% |
| Two or more races | 2.2% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Arora in the United States and India.

## People named Arora

- David Arora, American mycologist
- Sunil Arora, 23rd Chief Election Commissioner of India

## 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.