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    The surname Balakrishnan

    A Tamil surname, carried by 1,209 people in the United States.

    4 syllables Soundex B426

    Balakrishnan: #21,583 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Balakrishnan #21,583, 1,209 people Balakrishnan: #21,583 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Balakrishnan #21,583, 1,209 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Balakrishnan is more common than 86.7% of them.

    Origin

    Tamil origin

    A surname from Tamil.

    One of 15 Tamil surnames on this site.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 1,209 people named Balakrishnan in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 255,373 Americans. That is up 121% since 2000, when the Census counted 547.

    #21,583
    rank among US surnames
    1,209
    people in 2010
    0.4
    per 100,000 Americans
    +121%
    change since 2000 (was #38,079)

    Who is named Balakrishnan

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

    95% of people named Balakrishnan identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, 3.0% as white (not Hispanic) and 1.6% as two or more races.

    • Asian and Pacific Islander 95%
    • White (not Hispanic) 3.0%
    • Two or more races 1.6%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 0.4%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Hispanic are not shown.

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

    Other Tamil surnames

    All 15 Tamil surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname Balakrishnan come from?
    Balakrishnan is Tamil in origin.
    How common is the surname Balakrishnan?
    1,209 people in the United States had the surname Balakrishnan in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 255,373 Americans. It ranked 21,583rd of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Balakrishnan?
    In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Balakrishnan identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, and 3.0% as white (not Hispanic).
    Is the surname Balakrishnan getting more or less common?
    More common. 547 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,209 in 2010, up 121%.