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The surname Sethi

A surname, carried by 2,645 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex S300

Sethi: #11,836 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Sethi #11,836, 2,645 people Sethi: #11,836 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Sethi #11,836, 2,645 people
Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Sethi is more common than 92.7% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 2,645 people named Sethi in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 116,728 Americans. That is up 64% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,610.

#11,836
rank among US surnames
2,645
people in 2010
0.9
per 100,000 Americans
+64.3%
change since 2000 (was #16,450)
RankSurnamePeople1 in
#11,829Rollo2,646116,684
#11,836Sethi2,645116,728
#11,839Begin2,644116,772
#11,843Demuth2,643116,816

Who is named Sethi

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

90% of people named Sethi identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, 4.9% as white (not Hispanic) and 3.3% as two or more races.

  • Asian and Pacific Islander 90%
  • White (not Hispanic) 4.9%
  • Two or more races 3.3%
  • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 0.9%
  • American Indian and Alaska Native 0.3%
  • Black (not Hispanic) 0.3%

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

Famous Sethis

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

  • Neel Sethi
    American actor, born 2003

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Sethi

Sethi has the Soundex code S300, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code S300.

Questions

How common is the surname Sethi?
2,645 people in the United States had the surname Sethi in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 116,728 Americans. It ranked 11,836th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Sethi?
In the 2010 Census, 90% of people named Sethi identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, and 4.9% as white (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Sethi?
Neel Sethi, American actor.
Where is the surname Sethi most common?
Wikidata records people named Sethi in India.
Is the surname Sethi getting more or less common?
More common. 1,610 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,645 in 2010, up 64%.