The surname Bajaj
A Punjabi surname, carried by 1,379 people in the United States.
2 syllables Soundex B220
Origin
Punjabi origin
Borrowed from Punjabi ਬਜਾਜ (bajāj).
One of 39 Punjabi surnames on this site.
Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How common it is
2010 US Census
There were 1,379 people named Bajaj in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 223,891 Americans. That is up 65% since 2000, when the Census counted 838.
#19,567
rank among US surnames
1,379
people in 2010
0.5
per 100,000 Americans
+64.6%
change since 2000 (was #27,150)
Who is named Bajaj
Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census
92% of people named Bajaj identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, 4.1% as white (not Hispanic) and 2.9% as two or more races.
- Asian and Pacific Islander 92%
- White (not Hispanic) 4.1%
- Two or more races 2.9%
- Hispanic or Latino (any race) 0.9%
Compare: most common surnames among Asian and Pacific Islander Americans.
Other Punjabi surnames
Questions
- Where does the surname Bajaj come from?
- Borrowed from Punjabi ਬਜਾਜ (bajāj).
- How common is the surname Bajaj?
- 1,379 people in the United States had the surname Bajaj in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 223,891 Americans. It ranked 19,567th of 162,253 surnames.
- What ethnicity is the surname Bajaj?
- In the 2010 Census, 92% of people named Bajaj identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, and 4.1% as white (not Hispanic).
- Is the surname Bajaj getting more or less common?
- More common. 838 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,379 in 2010, up 65%.