How common is the surname Banerjee?

2,723 people in the United States had the surname Banerjee in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 113,384 Americans. It ranked 11,543rd of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Banerjee?

Rina Banerjee, American painter (born 1963).

Where is the surname Banerjee most common?

Wikidata records people named Banerjee in the United States.

Is the surname Banerjee getting more or less common?

More common. 1,482 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,723 in 2010, up 84%.

The surname Banerjee

A Bengali surname, carried by 2,723 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex B562

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Banerjee is more common than 92.9% of them.

Origin

Bengali origin

Borrowed from Bengali বাঁড়ুজ্জে (bãṛujje).

One of 21 Bengali surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 2,723 people named Banerjee in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 113,384 Americans. That is up 84% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,482.

#11,543

rank among US surnames

2,723

people in 2010

0.9

per 100,000 Americans

+83.7%

change since 2000 (was #17,521)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#11,534	Haigh	2,727	113,218
#11,537	Ritenour	2,726	113,260
#11,540	Pardee	2,725	113,301
#11,543	Woodrow	2,723	113,384
#11,550	Comerford	2,722	113,426

Who is named Banerjee

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

92% of people named Banerjee identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, 4.4% as white (not Hispanic) and 3.0% as two or more races.

Asian and Pacific Islander 92%
White (not Hispanic) 4.4%
Two or more races 3.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 0.6%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.2%

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

Famous Banerjees

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Rina Banerjee
American painter (born 1963)

Other Bengali surnames

All 21 Bengali surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Banerjee come from?: Borrowed from Bengali বাঁড়ুজ্জে (bãṛujje).
How common is the surname Banerjee?: 2,723 people in the United States had the surname Banerjee in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 113,384 Americans. It ranked 11,543rd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Banerjee?: In the 2010 Census, 92% of people named Banerjee identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, and 4.4% as white (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Banerjee?: Rina Banerjee, American painter (born 1963).
Where is the surname Banerjee most common?: Wikidata records people named Banerjee in the United States.
Is the surname Banerjee getting more or less common?: More common. 1,482 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,723 in 2010, up 84%.