How common is the surname Swaminathan?

1,017 people in the United States had the surname Swaminathan in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 303,585 Americans. It ranked 24,572nd of 162,253 surnames.

Is the surname Swaminathan getting more or less common?

More common. 523 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,017 in 2010, up 95%.

The surname Swaminathan

A surname, carried by 1,017 people in the United States.

4 syllables Soundex S553

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Swaminathan is more common than 84.9% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,017 people named Swaminathan in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 303,585 Americans. That is up 95% since 2000, when the Census counted 523.

#24,572

rank among US surnames

1,017

people in 2010

0.3

per 100,000 Americans

+94.5%

change since 2000 (was #39,560)

Who is named Swaminathan

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

96% of people named Swaminathan identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, 2.2% as two or more races and 1.1% as white (not Hispanic).

Asian and Pacific Islander 96%
Two or more races 2.2%
White (not Hispanic) 1.1%

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

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

Questions

How common is the surname Swaminathan?: 1,017 people in the United States had the surname Swaminathan in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 303,585 Americans. It ranked 24,572nd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Swaminathan?: In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Swaminathan identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, and 2.2% as two or more races.
Is the surname Swaminathan getting more or less common?: More common. 523 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,017 in 2010, up 95%.