# Dwivedi (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/dwivedi/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | Hindi |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 581 |
| US rank (2010) | 38,155 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 531,404 people |
| Change since 2000 | +154% (229 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

Borrowed from Hindi द्विवेदी (dvivedī), which is from Sanskrit द्विवेदिन् (dvivedin, “familiar with the two Vedas”); ultimately from द्वि (dvi, “two”) + वेद (veda, “knowledge; Veda”).

## Who carries it

Share of people named Dwivedi 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) | 2.2% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 96% |

## Similar surnames

David, Devito, DeVita, Devitt, Divito, Deputy.

## 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.