How common is the surname Chakraborty?

1,537 people in the United States had the surname Chakraborty in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 200,875 Americans. It ranked 18,116th of 162,253 surnames.

Is the surname Chakraborty getting more or less common?

More common. 680 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,537 in 2010, up 126%.

The surname Chakraborty

A surname, carried by 1,537 people in the United States.

4 syllables Soundex C261

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Chakraborty is more common than 88.8% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,537 people named Chakraborty in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 200,875 Americans. That is up 126% since 2000, when the Census counted 680.

#18,116

rank among US surnames

1,537

people in 2010

0.5

per 100,000 Americans

+126%

change since 2000 (was #32,026)

Who is named Chakraborty

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

96% of people named Chakraborty identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, 2.1% as white (not Hispanic) and 1.3% as two or more races.

Asian and Pacific Islander 96%
White (not Hispanic) 2.1%
Two or more races 1.3%

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

How common is the surname Chakraborty?: 1,537 people in the United States had the surname Chakraborty in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 200,875 Americans. It ranked 18,116th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Chakraborty?: In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Chakraborty identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, and 2.1% as white (not Hispanic).
Is the surname Chakraborty getting more or less common?: More common. 680 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,537 in 2010, up 126%.