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    The surname Bhatnagar

    A surname, carried by 1,293 people in the United States.

    3 syllables Soundex B352

    Bhatnagar: #20,512 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Bhatnagar #20,512, 1,293 people Bhatnagar: #20,512 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Bhatnagar #20,512, 1,293 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Bhatnagar is more common than 87.4% of them.

    Origin

    Transliteration of Hindi भटनागर (bhaṭnāgar). By surface analysis, Bhat + Nagar.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 1,293 people named Bhatnagar in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 238,782 Americans. That is up 84% since 2000, when the Census counted 702.

    #20,512
    rank among US surnames
    1,293
    people in 2010
    0.4
    per 100,000 Americans
    +84.2%
    change since 2000 (was #31,235)

    Who is named Bhatnagar

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

    93% of people named Bhatnagar identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, 3.2% as white (not Hispanic) and 2.6% as two or more races.

    • Asian and Pacific Islander 93%
    • White (not Hispanic) 3.2%
    • Two or more races 2.6%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 0.5%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Native American are not shown.

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

    Questions

    Where does the surname Bhatnagar come from?
    Transliteration of Hindi भटनागर (bhaṭnāgar). By surface analysis, Bhat + Nagar.
    How common is the surname Bhatnagar?
    1,293 people in the United States had the surname Bhatnagar in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 238,782 Americans. It ranked 20,512th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Bhatnagar?
    In the 2010 Census, 93% of people named Bhatnagar identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, and 3.2% as white (not Hispanic).
    Is the surname Bhatnagar getting more or less common?
    More common. 702 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,293 in 2010, up 84%.