How common is the surname Gupta?

19,057 people in the United States had the surname Gupta in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 16,201 Americans. It ranked 1,886th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Gupta?

Sanjay Gupta, American neurosurgeon, medical reporter and writer, followed by Rekha Gupta.

Where is the surname Gupta most common?

Wikidata records people named Gupta in the United States and India.

Is the surname Gupta getting more or less common?

More common. 10,376 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 19,057 in 2010, up 84%.

The surname Gupta

A surname, carried by 19,057 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex G130

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Gupta is more common than 98.8% of them.

Origin

Transliteration of Sanskrit गुप्त (gupta).

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 19,057 people named Gupta in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 16,201 Americans. That is up 84% since 2000, when the Census counted 10,376.

#1,886

rank among US surnames

19,057

people in 2010

6.5

per 100,000 Americans

+83.7%

change since 2000 (was #3,172)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#1,878	Mims	19,139	16,132
#1,879	Brand	19,135	16,135
#1,880	Delossantos	19,131	16,138
#1,881	Vallejo	19,117	16,150
#1,882	Lima	19,109	16,157
#1,883	Cronin	19,078	16,183
#1,884	Muhammad	19,076	16,185

Who is named Gupta

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

94% of people named Gupta identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, 3.1% as white (not Hispanic) and 2.0% as two or more races.

Asian and Pacific Islander 94%
White (not Hispanic) 3.1%
Two or more races 2.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 0.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.3%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.3%

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

Famous Guptas

3 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Sanjay Gupta
American neurosurgeon, medical reporter and writer, born 1969
Rekha Gupta
9th Chief Minister of NCT of Delhi (born 1974)
Vanita Gupta
American lawyer, born 1974

Notable Guptas come mostly from the United States (2) and India (1).

Questions

Where does the surname Gupta come from?: Transliteration of Sanskrit गुप्त (gupta).
How common is the surname Gupta?: 19,057 people in the United States had the surname Gupta in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 16,201 Americans. It ranked 1,886th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Gupta?: In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Gupta identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, and 3.1% as white (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Gupta?: Sanjay Gupta, American neurosurgeon, medical reporter and writer, followed by Rekha Gupta.
Where is the surname Gupta most common?: Wikidata records people named Gupta in the United States and India.
Is the surname Gupta getting more or less common?: More common. 10,376 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 19,057 in 2010, up 84%.