How common is the surname Gopal?

1,212 people in the United States had the surname Gopal in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 254,741 Americans. It ranked 21,535th of 162,253 surnames.

Is the surname Gopal getting more or less common?

More common. 726 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,212 in 2010, up 67%.

Is Gopal also a first name?

Yes. Gopal is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.

The surname Gopal

A surname, carried by 1,212 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex G140

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Gopal is more common than 86.7% of them.

Origin

Transliteration of Hindi गोपाल (gopāl), etc.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,212 people named Gopal in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 254,741 Americans. That is up 67% since 2000, when the Census counted 726.

#21,535

rank among US surnames

1,212

people in 2010

0.4

per 100,000 Americans

+66.9%

change since 2000 (was #30,383)

Who is named Gopal

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

89% of people named Gopal identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, 4.2% as two or more races and 4.0% as white (not Hispanic).

Asian and Pacific Islander 89%
Two or more races 4.2%
White (not Hispanic) 4.0%
Black (not Hispanic) 1.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.4%

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

Questions

Where does the surname Gopal come from?: Transliteration of Hindi गोपाल (gopāl), etc.
How common is the surname Gopal?: 1,212 people in the United States had the surname Gopal in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 254,741 Americans. It ranked 21,535th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Gopal?: In the 2010 Census, 89% of people named Gopal identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, and 4.2% as two or more races.
Is the surname Gopal getting more or less common?: More common. 726 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,212 in 2010, up 67%.
Is Gopal also a first name?: Yes. Gopal is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.