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    The surname Krishna

    A Sanskrit surname, carried by 1,458 people in the United States.

    Pronounced /ˈkɹɪʃnə/ 2 syllables Soundex K625 Also a first name

    Krishna: #18,793 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Krishna #18,793, 1,458 people Krishna: #18,793 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Krishna #18,793, 1,458 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Krishna is more common than 88.4% of them.

    Origin

    Sanskrit origin

    Borrowed from Sanskrit कृष्ण (kṛṣṇa).

    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 1,458 people named Krishna in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 211,760 Americans. That is up 80% since 2000, when the Census counted 811.

    #18,793
    rank among US surnames
    1,458
    people in 2010
    0.5
    per 100,000 Americans
    +79.8%
    change since 2000 (was #27,877)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #18,786Weisenberger1,459211,614
    #18,793Cort1,458211,760

    Who is named Krishna

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

    89% of people named Krishna identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, 4.9% as two or more races and 2.7% as white (not Hispanic).

    • Asian and Pacific Islander 89%
    • Two or more races 4.9%
    • White (not Hispanic) 2.7%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.4%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 1.1%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 0.5%

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

    Spellings and sound-alikes

    Useful when a record has your ancestor under another spelling

    Surnames that sound like Krishna

    Krishna has the Soundex code K625, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code K625.

    Other Sanskrit surnames

    All 24 Sanskrit surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname Krishna come from?
    Borrowed from Sanskrit कृष्ण (kṛṣṇa).
    How common is the surname Krishna?
    1,458 people in the United States had the surname Krishna in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 211,760 Americans. It ranked 18,793rd of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Krishna?
    In the 2010 Census, 89% of people named Krishna identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, and 4.9% as two or more races.
    How do you pronounce Krishna?
    Krishna is /ˈkɹɪʃnə/, 2 syllables.
    Is the surname Krishna getting more or less common?
    More common. 811 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,458 in 2010, up 80%.
    Is Krishna also a first name?
    Yes. Krishna 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.