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    The surname Gopinath

    A Hindi surname, carried by 455 people in the United States.

    3 syllables Soundex G153

    Gopinath: #46,725 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer#10,001Dubon Gopinath #46,725, 455 people Gopinath: #46,725 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#100Jimenez Gopinath #46,725, 455 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Gopinath is more common than 71.2% of them.

    Origin

    Hindi origin

    Borrowed from Hindi गोपीनाथ (gopīnāth), from Sanskrit गोपीनाथ (gopīnātha, literally “lord of the gopis”), from गोपी (gopī, “cowherdess, milkmaid, cowherd’s wife”) + नाथ (nātha, “protector, patron, lord”).

    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 455 people named Gopinath in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 678,562 Americans. That is up 119% since 2000, when the Census counted 208.

    #46,725
    rank among US surnames
    455
    people in 2010
    0.1
    per 100,000 Americans
    +118.8%
    change since 2000 (was #83,965)

    Who is named Gopinath

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

    92% of people named Gopinath identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, 4.4% as white (not Hispanic) and 3.1% as two or more races.

    • Asian and Pacific Islander 92%
    • White (not Hispanic) 4.4%
    • Two or more races 3.1%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Hispanic 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 Gopinath come from?
    Borrowed from Hindi गोपीनाथ (gopīnāth), from Sanskrit गोपीनाथ (gopīnātha, literally “lord of the gopis”), from गोपी (gopī, “cowherdess, milkmaid, cowherd’s wife”) + नाथ (nātha, “protector, patron, lord”).
    How common is the surname Gopinath?
    455 people in the United States had the surname Gopinath in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 678,562 Americans. It ranked 46,725th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Gopinath?
    In the 2010 Census, 92% of people named Gopinath identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, and 4.4% as white (not Hispanic).
    Is the surname Gopinath getting more or less common?
    More common. 208 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 455 in 2010, up 119%.