The surname Mukherjee
A Bengali surname, carried by 2,536 people in the United States.
Pronounced /ˈmʊkɚˌd͡ʒiː/ 3 syllables Soundex M262
Origin
Bengali origin
Anglicization of Bengali মুখুজ্জে (mukhujje).
One of 21 Bengali surnames on this site.
Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How common it is
2010 US Census
There were 2,536 people named Mukherjee in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 121,745 Americans. That is up 99% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,273.
#12,264
rank among US surnames
2,536
people in 2010
0.9
per 100,000 Americans
+99.2%
change since 2000 (was #19,599)
Who is named Mukherjee
Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census
92% of people named Mukherjee identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, 4.5% as white (not Hispanic) and 2.8% as two or more races.
- Asian and Pacific Islander 92%
- White (not Hispanic) 4.5%
- Two or more races 2.8%
- Hispanic or Latino (any race) 0.7%
Compare: most common surnames among Asian and Pacific Islander Americans.
Other Bengali surnames
Questions
- Where does the surname Mukherjee come from?
- Anglicization of Bengali মুখুজ্জে (mukhujje).
- How common is the surname Mukherjee?
- 2,536 people in the United States had the surname Mukherjee in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 121,745 Americans. It ranked 12,264th of 162,253 surnames.
- What ethnicity is the surname Mukherjee?
- In the 2010 Census, 92% of people named Mukherjee identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, and 4.5% as white (not Hispanic).
- How do you pronounce Mukherjee?
- Mukherjee is /ˈmʊkɚˌd͡ʒiː/, 3 syllables.
- Is the surname Mukherjee getting more or less common?
- More common. 1,273 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,536 in 2010, up 99%.