How common is the surname Biswas?

1,902 people in the United States had the surname Biswas in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 162,327 Americans. It ranked 15,406th of 162,253 surnames.

Is the surname Biswas getting more or less common?

More common. 875 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,902 in 2010, up 117%.

The surname Biswas

A surname, carried by 1,902 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex B220

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Biswas is more common than 90.5% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,902 people named Biswas in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 162,327 Americans. That is up 117% since 2000, when the Census counted 875.

#15,406

rank among US surnames

1,902

people in 2010

0.6

per 100,000 Americans

+117.4%

change since 2000 (was #26,267)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#15,397	Ake	1,904	162,156
#15,402	Frew	1,903	162,241
#15,406	Delfin	1,902	162,327
#15,409	McQueary	1,901	162,412

Who is named Biswas

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

91% of people named Biswas identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, 3.8% as white (not Hispanic) and 3.6% as two or more races.

Asian and Pacific Islander 91%
White (not Hispanic) 3.8%
Two or more races 3.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 0.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.7%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.3%

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

Questions

How common is the surname Biswas?: 1,902 people in the United States had the surname Biswas in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 162,327 Americans. It ranked 15,406th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Biswas?: In the 2010 Census, 91% of people named Biswas identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, and 3.8% as white (not Hispanic).
Is the surname Biswas getting more or less common?: More common. 875 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,902 in 2010, up 117%.