# Gandhi (surname)

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

A surname from India used by Hindu, Jain, Parsi and Sikh people throughout India.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | occupational, named after the work an ancestor did |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 6,721 |
| US rank (2010) | 5,199 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 45,937 people |
| Change since 2000 | +60% (4,215 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /ˈɡɑndi/, 2 syllables |
| Variant spellings | Gandhy, Ghandi, Ghandy |

## Etymology

Borrowed from Gujarati ગાંધી (gāndhī, “grocer, merchant”), from Sanskrit गन्ध (gandha, “perfume”). Originally, a trader in perfume.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Gandhi 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) | 1.9% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 0.4% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 0.6% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 95% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.4% |
| Two or more races | 1.7% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Gandhi in the United States.

## People named Gandhi

- Kiran Gandhi, American electronic music artist, singer, and activist

## Similar surnames

Gant, Gandy, Gandee, Gantt, Gaunt, Giunta, Gent, Ghent, Gauntt, Guinto, Gonda, Giannetti.

## 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.