How common is the surname Raju?

1,880 people in the United States had the surname Raju in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 164,226 Americans. It ranked 15,560th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Raju?

Rofaiad, Bangladeshi volunteers.

Where is the surname Raju most common?

Wikidata records people named Raju in India.

Is the surname Raju getting more or less common?

More common. 1,174 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,880 in 2010, up 60%.

Is Raju also a first name?

Yes. Raju is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.

The surname Raju

A Telugu patronymic surname, carried by 1,880 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex R200

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Raju is more common than 90.4% of them.

Origin

Telugu origin

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

Raju is a patronymic surname: formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,880 people named Raju in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 164,226 Americans. That is up 60% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,174.

#15,560

rank among US surnames

1,880

people in 2010

0.6

per 100,000 Americans

+60.1%

change since 2000 (was #20,898)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#15,551	Buscher	1,881	164,139
#15,560	Struthers	1,880	164,226
#15,564	Bommarito	1,879	164,314

Who is named Raju

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

90% of people named Raju identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, 3.1% as two or more races and 2.9% as white (not Hispanic).

Asian and Pacific Islander 90%
Two or more races 3.1%
White (not Hispanic) 2.9%
Black (not Hispanic) 2.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.8%

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

Famous Rajus

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Rofaiad
Bangladeshi volunteers, born 1957

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Raju

Raju has the Soundex code R200, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code R200.

Questions

Where does the surname Raju come from?: Borrowed from Telugu రాజు (rāju, “king”), from Sanskrit राजन् (rājan).
How common is the surname Raju?: 1,880 people in the United States had the surname Raju in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 164,226 Americans. It ranked 15,560th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Raju?: In the 2010 Census, 90% of people named Raju identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, and 3.1% as two or more races.
Who is the most famous person named Raju?: Rofaiad, Bangladeshi volunteers.
Where is the surname Raju most common?: Wikidata records people named Raju in India.
What type of surname is Raju?: Raju is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
Is the surname Raju getting more or less common?: More common. 1,174 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,880 in 2010, up 60%.
Is Raju also a first name?: Yes. Raju is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.