How common is the surname Sen?

3,059 people in the United States had the surname Sen in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 100,930 Americans. It ranked 10,491st of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Sen?

Lakshya Sen, badminton player, followed by Nandana Sen.

Where is the surname Sen most common?

Wikidata records people named Sen in India, the United States and British Raj and 1 other country.

Is the surname Sen getting more or less common?

More common. 1,969 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,059 in 2010, up 55%.

The surname Sen

A Bengali surname, carried by 3,059 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex S500

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Sen is more common than 93.5% of them.

Origin

Bengali origin

Borrowed from Khmer សេន (seen), Bengali সেন (Sen) and/or Hindi सेन (sen).

One of 21 Bengali surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 3,059 people named Sen in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 100,930 Americans. That is up 55% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,969.

#10,491

rank among US surnames

3,059

people in 2010

1.0

per 100,000 Americans

+55.4%

change since 2000 (was #14,044)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#10,484	Caylor	3,064	100,766
#10,486	Caffrey	3,062	100,831
#10,487	Arens	3,060	100,897
#10,491	Garth	3,059	100,930
#10,498	Chatfield	3,057	100,996
#10,499	Fulbright	3,056	101,029

Who is named Sen

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

75% of people named Sen identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, 16% as white (not Hispanic) and 4.6% as two or more races.

Asian and Pacific Islander 75%
White (not Hispanic) 16%
Two or more races 4.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.0%

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

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

Famous Sens

5 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Lakshya Sen
Badminton player, born 2001
Nandana Sen
American actress, born 1967
Dinesh Chandra Sen
Bengali folklorist (1866-1939)
Ivan Sen
Australian film director, born 1972
Mrinalini Sen
Bengali writer, 1879–1972

Notable Sens come mostly from India (2), the United States (1) and British Raj (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Sen

Sen has the Soundex code S500, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code S500.

Other Bengali surnames

All 21 Bengali surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Sen come from?: Borrowed from Khmer សេន (seen), Bengali সেন (Sen) and/or Hindi सेन (sen).
How common is the surname Sen?: 3,059 people in the United States had the surname Sen in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 100,930 Americans. It ranked 10,491st of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Sen?: In the 2010 Census, 75% of people named Sen identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, and 16% as white (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Sen?: Lakshya Sen, badminton player, followed by Nandana Sen.
Where is the surname Sen most common?: Wikidata records people named Sen in India, the United States and British Raj and 1 other country.
Is the surname Sen getting more or less common?: More common. 1,969 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,059 in 2010, up 55%.