# Kandasamy (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/kandasamy/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | Sanskrit |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 330 |
| US rank (2010) | 60,960 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 935,593 people |
| Change since 2000 | +156% (129 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

From Tamil கந்தசாமி (kantacāmi), from Sanskrit स्कन्दस्वामिन् (skandasvāmin, “Skanda, Kartikeya”), from स्कन्द (skanda, “Skanda”) + स्वामिन् (svāmin, “swami”).

## Who carries it

Share of people named Kandasamy in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 0.0% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 96% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.0% |
| Two or more races | 2.7% |

## Similar surnames

Knutson, Kuntz, Koontz, Knudsen, Knotts, Knudson, Knutsen, Kintz, Kontos, Knudtson, Kendig, Kindig.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.