How common is the surname Naidu?

1,513 people in the United States had the surname Naidu in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 204,062 Americans. It ranked 18,317th of 162,253 surnames.

Where is the surname Naidu most common?

Wikidata records people named Naidu in the United States.

Is the surname Naidu getting more or less common?

More common. 862 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,513 in 2010, up 76%.

The surname Naidu

A Telugu surname, carried by 1,513 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex N300

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Naidu is more common than 88.7% of them.

Origin

Telugu origin

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

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,513 people named Naidu in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 204,062 Americans. That is up 76% since 2000, when the Census counted 862.

#18,317

rank among US surnames

1,513

people in 2010

0.5

per 100,000 Americans

+75.5%

change since 2000 (was #26,587)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#18,311	McQuinn	1,514	203,927
#18,317	Shakir	1,513	204,062
#18,326	Mirabella	1,512	204,197

Who is named Naidu

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

81% of people named Naidu identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, 9.1% as two or more races and 4.2% as white (not Hispanic).

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

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

Famous Naidus

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Ajay Naidu
American actor, born 1972

Spellings and sound-alikes

Useful when a record has your ancestor under another spelling

Surnames that sound like Naidu

Nadeau

Naidu has the Soundex code N300, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code N300.

Questions

Where does the surname Naidu come from?: Borrowed from Telugu నాయుడు (nāyuḍu), possibly with equivalents in other Indian languages.
How common is the surname Naidu?: 1,513 people in the United States had the surname Naidu in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 204,062 Americans. It ranked 18,317th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Naidu?: In the 2010 Census, 81% of people named Naidu identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, and 9.1% as two or more races.
Who is the most famous person named Naidu?: Ajay Naidu, American actor.
Where is the surname Naidu most common?: Wikidata records people named Naidu in the United States.
Is the surname Naidu getting more or less common?: More common. 862 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,513 in 2010, up 76%.