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    The surname Natarajan

    A Tamil surname, carried by 2,012 people in the United States.

    4 syllables Soundex N362

    Natarajan: #14,761 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Natarajan #14,761, 2,012 people Natarajan: #14,761 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Natarajan #14,761, 2,012 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Natarajan is more common than 90.9% of them.

    Origin

    Tamil origin

    Borrowed from Tamil நடராஜன் (naṭarājaṉ).

    One of 15 Tamil surnames on this site.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 2,012 people named Natarajan in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 153,452 Americans. That is up 104% since 2000, when the Census counted 986.

    #14,761
    rank among US surnames
    2,012
    people in 2010
    0.7
    per 100,000 Americans
    +104.1%
    change since 2000 (was #23,903)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #14,755Dittrich2,013153,376
    #14,761Natarajan2,012153,452
    #14,768Ban2,011153,528

    Who is named Natarajan

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

    94% of people named Natarajan identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, 3.0% as white (not Hispanic) and 2.2% as two or more races.

    • Asian and Pacific Islander 94%
    • White (not Hispanic) 3.0%
    • Two or more races 2.2%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 0.3%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Hispanic are not shown.

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

    Other Tamil surnames

    All 15 Tamil surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname Natarajan come from?
    Borrowed from Tamil நடராஜன் (naṭarājaṉ).
    How common is the surname Natarajan?
    2,012 people in the United States had the surname Natarajan in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 153,452 Americans. It ranked 14,761st of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Natarajan?
    In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Natarajan identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, and 3.0% as white (not Hispanic).
    Is the surname Natarajan getting more or less common?
    More common. 986 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,012 in 2010, up 104%.