How common is the surname Ganesan?

1,115 people in the United States had the surname Ganesan in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 276,902 Americans. It ranked 22,944th of 162,253 surnames.

Is the surname Ganesan getting more or less common?

More common. 533 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,115 in 2010, up 109%.

The surname Ganesan

A surname, carried by 1,115 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex G525

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Ganesan is more common than 85.9% of them.

Origin

From Tamil கணேசன் (kaṇēcaṉ).

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,115 people named Ganesan in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 276,902 Americans. That is up 109% since 2000, when the Census counted 533.

#22,944

rank among US surnames

1,115

people in 2010

0.4

per 100,000 Americans

+109.2%

change since 2000 (was #38,942)

Who is named Ganesan

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

96% of people named Ganesan identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, 2.1% as white (not Hispanic).

Asian and Pacific Islander 96%
White (not Hispanic) 2.1%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.5%
Two or more races 0.5%

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

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

Questions

Where does the surname Ganesan come from?: From Tamil கணேசன் (kaṇēcaṉ).
How common is the surname Ganesan?: 1,115 people in the United States had the surname Ganesan in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 276,902 Americans. It ranked 22,944th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Ganesan?: In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Ganesan identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, and 2.1% as white (not Hispanic).
Is the surname Ganesan getting more or less common?: More common. 533 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,115 in 2010, up 109%.