The surname Ramachandran
A Malayalam surname, carried by 2,074 people in the United States.
4 syllables Soundex R525
Origin
Malayalam origin
Borrowed from Malayalam രാമചന്ദ്രൻ (rāmacandraṉ) and Tamil இராமச்சந்திரன் (irāmaccantiraṉ), both from Sanskrit रामचन्द्र (rāmacandra) (राम (rāma, “dark”) + चन्द्र (candra, “moon”)).
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How common it is
2010 US Census
There were 2,074 people named Ramachandran in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 148,865 Americans. That is up 89% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,098.
Who is named Ramachandran
Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census
96% of people named Ramachandran identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, 1.7% as two or more races and 1.6% as white (not Hispanic).
- Asian and Pacific Islander 96%
- Two or more races 1.7%
- White (not Hispanic) 1.6%
- American Indian and Alaska Native 0.4%
- Black (not Hispanic) 0.3%
- Hispanic or Latino (any race) 0.2%
Compare: most common surnames among Asian and Pacific Islander Americans.
Questions
- Where does the surname Ramachandran come from?
- Borrowed from Malayalam രാമചന്ദ്രൻ (rāmacandraṉ) and Tamil இராமச்சந்திரன் (irāmaccantiraṉ), both from Sanskrit रामचन्द्र (rāmacandra) (राम (rāma, “dark”) + चन्द्र (candra, “moon”)).
- How common is the surname Ramachandran?
- 2,074 people in the United States had the surname Ramachandran in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 148,865 Americans. It ranked 14,409th of 162,253 surnames.
- What ethnicity is the surname Ramachandran?
- In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Ramachandran identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, and 1.7% as two or more races.
- Is the surname Ramachandran getting more or less common?
- More common. 1,098 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,074 in 2010, up 89%.