How common is the surname Ramaswamy?

1,007 people in the United States had the surname Ramaswamy in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 306,599 Americans. It ranked 24,747th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Ramaswamy?

Vivek Ramaswamy, American businessman (born 1985).

Where is the surname Ramaswamy most common?

Wikidata records people named Ramaswamy in the United States.

Is the surname Ramaswamy getting more or less common?

More common. 619 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,007 in 2010, up 63%.

The surname Ramaswamy

A Tamil surname, carried by 1,007 people in the United States.

4 syllables Soundex R525

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Ramaswamy is more common than 84.7% of them.

Origin

Tamil origin

Variant of Ramasamy.

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 1,007 people named Ramaswamy in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 306,599 Americans. That is up 63% since 2000, when the Census counted 619.

#24,747

rank among US surnames

1,007

people in 2010

0.3

per 100,000 Americans

+62.7%

change since 2000 (was #34,599)

Who is named Ramaswamy

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

95% of people named Ramaswamy identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, 2.5% as white (not Hispanic) and 2.3% as two or more races.

Asian and Pacific Islander 95%
White (not Hispanic) 2.5%
Two or more races 2.3%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Hispanic are not shown.

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

Famous Ramaswamys

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Vivek Ramaswamy
American businessman (born 1985)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Ramaswamy

Ramasamy

Ramaswamy has the Soundex code R525, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code R525.

Other Tamil surnames

All 15 Tamil surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Ramaswamy come from?: Variant of Ramasamy.
How common is the surname Ramaswamy?: 1,007 people in the United States had the surname Ramaswamy in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 306,599 Americans. It ranked 24,747th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Ramaswamy?: In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Ramaswamy identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, and 2.5% as white (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Ramaswamy?: Vivek Ramaswamy, American businessman (born 1985).
Where is the surname Ramaswamy most common?: Wikidata records people named Ramaswamy in the United States.
Is the surname Ramaswamy getting more or less common?: More common. 619 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,007 in 2010, up 63%.