The surname Malhotra
A Punjabi surname, carried by 3,206 people in the United States.
3 syllables Soundex M436
Origin
Punjabi origin
Borrowed from Punjabi ਮਲ੍ਹੋਤ੍ਰਾ (malhotrā), the same as ਮਰਹੋਤ੍ਰਾ (marhotrā).
One of 39 Punjabi surnames on this site.
Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How common it is
2010 US Census
There were 3,206 people named Malhotra in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 96,302 Americans. That is up 66% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,935.
#10,046
rank among US surnames
3,206
people in 2010
1.1
per 100,000 Americans
+65.7%
change since 2000 (was #14,226)
Who is named Malhotra
Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census
90% of people named Malhotra identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, 4.5% as white (not Hispanic) and 2.9% as two or more races.
- Asian and Pacific Islander 90%
- White (not Hispanic) 4.5%
- Two or more races 2.9%
- Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.2%
- Black (not Hispanic) 0.4%
- American Indian and Alaska Native 0.4%
Compare: most common surnames among Asian and Pacific Islander Americans.
Other Punjabi surnames
Questions
- Where does the surname Malhotra come from?
- Borrowed from Punjabi ਮਲ੍ਹੋਤ੍ਰਾ (malhotrā), the same as ਮਰਹੋਤ੍ਰਾ (marhotrā).
- How common is the surname Malhotra?
- 3,206 people in the United States had the surname Malhotra in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 96,302 Americans. It ranked 10,046th of 162,253 surnames.
- What ethnicity is the surname Malhotra?
- In the 2010 Census, 90% of people named Malhotra identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, and 4.5% as white (not Hispanic).
- Is the surname Malhotra getting more or less common?
- More common. 1,935 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,206 in 2010, up 66%.