How common is the surname Bhardwaj?

1,580 people in the United States had the surname Bhardwaj in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 195,409 Americans. It ranked 17,734th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Bhardwaj?

Mohini Bhardwaj, American gymnast.

Where is the surname Bhardwaj most common?

Wikidata records people named Bhardwaj in the United States.

Is the surname Bhardwaj getting more or less common?

More common. 834 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,580 in 2010, up 89%.

The surname Bhardwaj

A Hindi surname, carried by 1,580 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex B632

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Bhardwaj is more common than 89.1% of them.

Origin

Hindi origin

Borrowed from Hindi भारद्वाज (bhāradvāj).

One of 48 Hindi surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,580 people named Bhardwaj in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 195,409 Americans. That is up 89% since 2000, when the Census counted 834.

#17,734

rank among US surnames

1,580

people in 2010

0.5

per 100,000 Americans

+89.4%

change since 2000 (was #27,258)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#17,726	Fader	1,581	195,285
#17,734	Dorsch	1,580	195,409

Who is named Bhardwaj

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

93% of people named Bhardwaj identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, 2.5% as white (not Hispanic) and 2.0% as two or more races.

Asian and Pacific Islander 93%
White (not Hispanic) 2.5%
Two or more races 2.0%
American Indian and Alaska Native 1.4%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Hispanic are not shown.

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

Famous Bhardwajs

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Mohini Bhardwaj
American gymnast, born 1978

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Variant spellings

Bharadwaj

Bhardwaj has the Soundex code B632, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code B632.

Other Hindi surnames

All 48 Hindi surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Bhardwaj come from?: Borrowed from Hindi भारद्वाज (bhāradvāj).
How common is the surname Bhardwaj?: 1,580 people in the United States had the surname Bhardwaj in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 195,409 Americans. It ranked 17,734th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Bhardwaj?: In the 2010 Census, 93% of people named Bhardwaj identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, and 2.5% as white (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Bhardwaj?: Mohini Bhardwaj, American gymnast.
Where is the surname Bhardwaj most common?: Wikidata records people named Bhardwaj in the United States.
Is the surname Bhardwaj getting more or less common?: More common. 834 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,580 in 2010, up 89%.
What are other spellings of Bhardwaj?: Bharadwaj.