The surname Ramanathan
A Tamil surname, carried by 1,163 people in the United States.
4 syllables Soundex R553
Origin
Tamil origin
Borrowed from Tamil ராமநாதன் (rāmanātaṉ).
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 1,163 people named Ramanathan in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 265,473 Americans. That is up 92% since 2000, when the Census counted 607.
#22,194
rank among US surnames
1,163
people in 2010
0.4
per 100,000 Americans
+91.6%
change since 2000 (was #35,153)
| Rank | Surname | People | 1 in |
|---|---|---|---|
| #22,194 | Ramanathan | 1,163 | 265,473 |
| #22,201 | Janak | 1,162 | 265,702 |
Who is named Ramanathan
Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census
96% of people named Ramanathan identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, 2.2% as white (not Hispanic).
- Asian and Pacific Islander 96%
- White (not Hispanic) 2.2%
- Two or more races 0.6%
Compare: most common surnames among Asian and Pacific Islander Americans.
Other Tamil surnames
Questions
- Where does the surname Ramanathan come from?
- Borrowed from Tamil ராமநாதன் (rāmanātaṉ).
- How common is the surname Ramanathan?
- 1,163 people in the United States had the surname Ramanathan in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 265,473 Americans. It ranked 22,194th of 162,253 surnames.
- What ethnicity is the surname Ramanathan?
- In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Ramanathan identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, and 2.2% as white (not Hispanic).
- Is the surname Ramanathan getting more or less common?
- More common. 607 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,163 in 2010, up 92%.