How common is the surname Srinivasan?

4,317 people in the United States had the surname Srinivasan in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 71,519 Americans. It ranked 7,691st of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Srinivasan?

Sri Srinivasan, American United States Circuit Judge, followed by Amia Srinivasan.

Where is the surname Srinivasan most common?

Wikidata records people named Srinivasan in India.

Is the surname Srinivasan getting more or less common?

More common. 2,361 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 4,317 in 2010, up 83%.

The surname Srinivasan

A surname, carried by 4,317 people in the United States.

4 syllables Soundex S651

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Srinivasan is more common than 95.3% of them.

Origin

From Tamil ஶ்ரீநிவாசன் (śrīnivācaṉ) and Malayalam ശ്രീനിവാസൻ (śrīnivāsaṉ).

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 4,317 people named Srinivasan in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 71,519 Americans. That is up 83% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,361.

#7,691

rank among US surnames

4,317

people in 2010

1.5

per 100,000 Americans

+82.8%

change since 2000 (was #12,112)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#7,684	Drown	4,321	71,452
#7,689	Gerhart	4,319	71,485
#7,690	Alleman	4,318	71,502
#7,691	Srinivasan	4,317	71,519
#7,692	Mathison	4,316	71,535
#7,694	Oxley	4,315	71,552

Who is named Srinivasan

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

96% of people named Srinivasan identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, 1.8% as white (not Hispanic) and 1.8% as two or more races.

Asian and Pacific Islander 96%
White (not Hispanic) 1.8%
Two or more races 1.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 0.5%

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 Srinivasans

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Sri Srinivasan
American United States Circuit Judge, born 1967
Amia Srinivasan
Academic philosopher, born 1984

Questions

Where does the surname Srinivasan come from?: From Tamil ஶ்ரீநிவாசன் (śrīnivācaṉ) and Malayalam ശ്രീനിവാസൻ (śrīnivāsaṉ).
How common is the surname Srinivasan?: 4,317 people in the United States had the surname Srinivasan in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 71,519 Americans. It ranked 7,691st of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Srinivasan?: In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Srinivasan identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, and 1.8% as white (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Srinivasan?: Sri Srinivasan, American United States Circuit Judge, followed by Amia Srinivasan.
Where is the surname Srinivasan most common?: Wikidata records people named Srinivasan in India.
Is the surname Srinivasan getting more or less common?: More common. 2,361 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 4,317 in 2010, up 83%.