The surname Ramakrishnan
A Tamil surname, carried by 1,389 people in the United States.
4 syllables Soundex R526
Origin
Tamil origin
Borrowed from Tamil ராமகிருஷ்ணன் (rāmakiruṣṇaṉ).
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 1,389 people named Ramakrishnan in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 222,279 Americans. That is up 104% since 2000, when the Census counted 682.
#19,456
rank among US surnames
1,389
people in 2010
0.5
per 100,000 Americans
+103.7%
change since 2000 (was #31,958)
Who is named Ramakrishnan
Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census
96% of people named Ramakrishnan identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, 1.9% as white (not Hispanic) and 1.1% as two or more races.
- Asian and Pacific Islander 96%
- White (not Hispanic) 1.9%
- Two or more races 1.1%
- American Indian and Alaska Native 0.4%
Compare: most common surnames among Asian and Pacific Islander Americans.
Other Tamil surnames
Questions
- Where does the surname Ramakrishnan come from?
- Borrowed from Tamil ராமகிருஷ்ணன் (rāmakiruṣṇaṉ).
- How common is the surname Ramakrishnan?
- 1,389 people in the United States had the surname Ramakrishnan in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 222,279 Americans. It ranked 19,456th of 162,253 surnames.
- What ethnicity is the surname Ramakrishnan?
- In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Ramakrishnan identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, and 1.9% as white (not Hispanic).
- Is the surname Ramakrishnan getting more or less common?
- More common. 682 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,389 in 2010, up 104%.