How common is the surname Goswami?

1,267 people in the United States had the surname Goswami in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 243,682 Americans. It ranked 20,829th of 162,253 surnames.

Where is the surname Goswami most common?

Wikidata records people named Goswami in India.

Is the surname Goswami getting more or less common?

More common. 629 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,267 in 2010, up 101%.

The surname Goswami

A Sanskrit surname, carried by 1,267 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex G250

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Goswami is more common than 87.2% of them.

Origin

Sanskrit origin

Borrowed from Sanskrit गोस्वामिन् (gosvāmin).

One of 24 Sanskrit surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,267 people named Goswami in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 243,682 Americans. That is up 101% since 2000, when the Census counted 629.

#20,829

rank among US surnames

1,267

people in 2010

0.4

per 100,000 Americans

+101.4%

change since 2000 (was #34,114)

Who is named Goswami

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

94% of people named Goswami identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, 2.5% as white (not Hispanic) and 2.5% as two or more races.

Asian and Pacific Islander 94%
White (not Hispanic) 2.5%
Two or more races 2.5%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.6%

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.

Famous Goswamis

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Joy Goswami
Bengali writer, born 1954

Other Sanskrit surnames

All 24 Sanskrit surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Goswami come from?: Borrowed from Sanskrit गोस्वामिन् (gosvāmin).
How common is the surname Goswami?: 1,267 people in the United States had the surname Goswami in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 243,682 Americans. It ranked 20,829th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Goswami?: In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Goswami identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, and 2.5% as white (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Goswami?: Joy Goswami, Bengali writer.
Where is the surname Goswami most common?: Wikidata records people named Goswami in India.
Is the surname Goswami getting more or less common?: More common. 629 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,267 in 2010, up 101%.