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    The surname Dwivedi

    A Hindi surname, carried by 581 people in the United States.

    3 syllables Soundex D130

    Dwivedi: #38,155 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer#10,001Dubon Dwivedi #38,155, 581 people Dwivedi: #38,155 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#100Jimenez Dwivedi #38,155, 581 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Dwivedi is more common than 76.5% of them.

    Origin

    Hindi origin

    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”).

    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 581 people named Dwivedi in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 531,404 Americans. That is up 154% since 2000, when the Census counted 229.

    #38,155
    rank among US surnames
    581
    people in 2010
    0.2
    per 100,000 Americans
    +153.7%
    change since 2000 (was #77,742)

    Who is named Dwivedi

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

    96% of people named Dwivedi identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, 2.2% as white (not Hispanic).

    • Asian and Pacific Islander 96%
    • White (not Hispanic) 2.2%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Hispanic, Native American, Multiracial are not shown.

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

    Other Hindi surnames

    All 48 Hindi surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname Dwivedi come from?
    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”).
    How common is the surname Dwivedi?
    581 people in the United States had the surname Dwivedi in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 531,404 Americans. It ranked 38,155th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Dwivedi?
    In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Dwivedi identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, and 2.2% as white (not Hispanic).
    Is the surname Dwivedi getting more or less common?
    More common. 229 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 581 in 2010, up 154%.