# Naidu (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/naidu/  
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 | Telugu |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 1,513 |
| US rank (2010) | 18,317 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 204,062 people |
| Change since 2000 | +76% (862 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

Borrowed from Telugu నాయుడు (nāyuḍu), possibly with equivalents in other Indian languages.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Naidu 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 |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 4.2% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 2.8% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 1.4% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 81% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 1.1% |
| Two or more races | 9.1% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Naidu in the United States.

## People named Naidu

- Ajay Naidu, American actor

## Similar surnames

Nadeau, Nieto, Nutt, Noto, Nott, Nath, Ndiaye, Neto, Nett, Nitta, Netto, Noda.

## 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.