The surname Rajendran
A Malayalam surname, carried by 866 people in the United States.
3 syllables Soundex R253
Origin
Malayalam origin
Borrowed from Malayalam രാജേന്ദ്രൻ (rājēndraṉ) and Tamil ராஜேந்திரன் (rājēntiraṉ).
Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How common it is
2010 US Census
There were 866 people named Rajendran in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 356,519 Americans. That is up 133% since 2000, when the Census counted 372.
#27,756
rank among US surnames
866
people in 2010
0.3
per 100,000 Americans
+132.8%
change since 2000 (was #52,403)
Who is named Rajendran
Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census
95% of people named Rajendran identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, 2.2% as white (not Hispanic) and 1.4% as two or more races.
- Asian and Pacific Islander 95%
- White (not Hispanic) 2.2%
- Two or more races 1.4%
- American Indian and Alaska Native 1.1%
Compare: most common surnames among Asian and Pacific Islander Americans.
Questions
- Where does the surname Rajendran come from?
- Borrowed from Malayalam രാജേന്ദ്രൻ (rājēndraṉ) and Tamil ராஜேந்திரன் (rājēntiraṉ).
- How common is the surname Rajendran?
- 866 people in the United States had the surname Rajendran in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 356,519 Americans. It ranked 27,756th of 162,253 surnames.
- What ethnicity is the surname Rajendran?
- In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Rajendran identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, and 2.2% as white (not Hispanic).
- Is the surname Rajendran getting more or less common?
- More common. 372 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 866 in 2010, up 133%.