How common is the surname Deshmukh?

1,157 people in the United States had the surname Deshmukh in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 266,850 Americans. It ranked 22,281st of 162,253 surnames.

Is the surname Deshmukh getting more or less common?

More common. 491 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,157 in 2010, up 136%.

The surname Deshmukh

A surname, carried by 1,157 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex D252

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Deshmukh is more common than 86.3% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,157 people named Deshmukh in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 266,850 Americans. That is up 136% since 2000, when the Census counted 491.

#22,281

rank among US surnames

1,157

people in 2010

0.4

per 100,000 Americans

+135.6%

change since 2000 (was #41,722)

Who is named Deshmukh

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

95% of people named Deshmukh identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, 2.7% as white (not Hispanic) and 1.4% as two or more races.

Asian and Pacific Islander 95%
White (not Hispanic) 2.7%
Two or more races 1.4%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Hispanic, Native American are not shown.

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

Questions

How common is the surname Deshmukh?: 1,157 people in the United States had the surname Deshmukh in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 266,850 Americans. It ranked 22,281st of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Deshmukh?: In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Deshmukh identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, and 2.7% as white (not Hispanic).
Is the surname Deshmukh getting more or less common?: More common. 491 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,157 in 2010, up 136%.