How common is the surname Bhatt?

5,349 people in the United States had the surname Bhatt in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 57,720 Americans. It ranked 6,363rd of 162,253 surnames.

Where is the surname Bhatt most common?

Wikidata records people named Bhatt in the United Kingdom.

Is the surname Bhatt getting more or less common?

More common. 3,609 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,349 in 2010, up 48%.

The surname Bhatt

A Sanskrit surname, carried by 5,349 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex B300

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Bhatt is more common than 96.1% of them.

Origin

Sanskrit origin

Transliteration of Hindi भट्ट (bhaṭṭ).

One of 24 Sanskrit surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 5,349 people named Bhatt in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 57,720 Americans. That is up 48% since 2000, when the Census counted 3,609.

#6,363

rank among US surnames

5,349

people in 2010

1.8

per 100,000 Americans

+48.2%

change since 2000 (was #8,410)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#6,358	Cabello	5,358	57,623
#6,361	Decastro	5,354	57,666
#6,362	Groce	5,351	57,699
#6,363	Penner	5,349	57,720

Who is named Bhatt

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

93% of people named Bhatt identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, 3.1% as white (not Hispanic) and 2.4% as two or more races.

Asian and Pacific Islander 93%
White (not Hispanic) 3.1%
Two or more races 2.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 0.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.4%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.2%

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

Famous Bhatts

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Alia Bhatt
British actress, born 1993

Spellings and sound-alikes

Useful when a record has your ancestor under another spelling

Variant spellings

Bhat
Bhatta

Surnames that sound like Bhatt

Bhatt has the Soundex code B300, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code B300.

Other Sanskrit surnames

All 24 Sanskrit surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Bhatt come from?: Transliteration of Hindi भट्ट (bhaṭṭ).
How common is the surname Bhatt?: 5,349 people in the United States had the surname Bhatt in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 57,720 Americans. It ranked 6,363rd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Bhatt?: In the 2010 Census, 93% of people named Bhatt identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, and 3.1% as white (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Bhatt?: Alia Bhatt, British actress.
Where is the surname Bhatt most common?: Wikidata records people named Bhatt in the United Kingdom.
Is the surname Bhatt getting more or less common?: More common. 3,609 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,349 in 2010, up 48%.
What are other spellings of Bhatt?: Bhat and Bhatta.