# Raju (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/raju/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname from Telugu [in turn originating as a patronymic].

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | Telugu |
| Type | patronymic, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 1,880 |
| US rank (2010) | 15,560 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 164,226 people |
| Change since 2000 | +60% (1,174 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

Borrowed from Telugu రాజు (rāju, “king”), from Sanskrit राजन् (rājan).

## Who carries it

Share of people named Raju 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) | 2.9% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 2.0% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 1.3% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 90% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.8% |
| Two or more races | 3.1% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Raju in India.

## People named Raju

- Rofaiad, Bangladeshi volunteers

## Similar surnames

Raj, Raja, Rauch, Reyes, Ruiz, Ross, Rose, Rice, Rios, Reese, Rocha, Rich.

## 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.