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    The surname Dhanraj

    A Hindi surname, carried by 526 people in the United States.

    2 syllables Soundex D562

    Dhanraj: #41,359 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer#10,001Dubon Dhanraj #41,359, 526 people Dhanraj: #41,359 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#100Jimenez Dhanraj #41,359, 526 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Dhanraj is more common than 74.5% of them.

    Origin

    Hindi origin

    From a Hindi personal name composed of the elements धन (dhan, “wealth, riches”) and राज (rāj, “kingdom, rule, royalty”).

    One of 48 Hindi surnames on this site.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 526 people named Dhanraj in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 586,969 Americans. That is up 72% since 2000, when the Census counted 306.

    #41,359
    rank among US surnames
    526
    people in 2010
    0.2
    per 100,000 Americans
    +71.9%
    change since 2000 (was #61,376)

    Who is named Dhanraj

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

    54% of people named Dhanraj identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, 19% as Black (not Hispanic) and 11% as two or more races.

    • Asian and Pacific Islander 54%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 19%
    • Two or more races 11%
    • White (not Hispanic) 7.4%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 6.1%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 2.1%

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

    Other Hindi surnames

    All 48 Hindi surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname Dhanraj come from?
    From a Hindi personal name composed of the elements धन (dhan, “wealth, riches”) and राज (rāj, “kingdom, rule, royalty”).
    How common is the surname Dhanraj?
    526 people in the United States had the surname Dhanraj in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 586,969 Americans. It ranked 41,359th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Dhanraj?
    In the 2010 Census, 54% of people named Dhanraj identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, and 19% as Black (not Hispanic).
    Is the surname Dhanraj getting more or less common?
    More common. 306 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 526 in 2010, up 72%.