# Bhat (surname)

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

A surname from Sanskrit, of Indian usage

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | Sanskrit |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 2,170 |
| US rank (2010) | 13,916 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 142,279 people |
| Change since 2000 | +85% (1,173 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | Bhatt, Bhatta |

## Etymology

Transliteration of Hindi भट (bhaṭ).

## Who carries it

Share of people named Bhat 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) | 1.8% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 0.5% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 96% |
| Two or more races | 1.4% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Bhat in the United States.

## People named Bhat

- Vinay Bhat, American chess player

## Similar surnames

Bhatt, Bhatti, Bhatia, Batt, Baty, Bath, Bate, Bata, Boyd, Booth, Beatty, Beaty.

## 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.