# Budhram (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/budhram/  
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 Hindi.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | Hindi |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 536 |
| US rank (2010) | 40,745 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 576,018 people |
| Change since 2000 | +57% (342 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

Borrowed from Hindi बुधराम (budhrām), a personal name composed of the elements बुद्ध (buddh, “Buddha”) and राम (rām, “Rama; pleasing, charming”). This surname is predominantly found in Guyana, while is rare in India.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Budhram 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) | 12% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 24% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.8% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 48% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 6.0% |
| Two or more races | 6.9% |

## Similar surnames

Buttram, Buitron, Biederman.

## 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.