How common is the surname Tandon?

1,197 people in the United States had the surname Tandon in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 257,933 Americans. It ranked 21,736th of 162,253 surnames.

Where is the surname Tandon most common?

Wikidata records people named Tandon in the United States.

Is the surname Tandon getting more or less common?

More common. 641 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,197 in 2010, up 87%.

The surname Tandon

A surname, carried by 1,197 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex T535

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Tandon is more common than 86.6% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,197 people named Tandon in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 257,933 Americans. That is up 87% since 2000, when the Census counted 641.

#21,736

rank among US surnames

1,197

people in 2010

0.4

per 100,000 Americans

+86.7%

change since 2000 (was #33,563)

Who is named Tandon

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

89% of people named Tandon identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, 5.3% as white (not Hispanic) and 4.2% as two or more races.

Asian and Pacific Islander 89%
White (not Hispanic) 5.3%
Two or more races 4.2%
Black (not Hispanic) 1.0%

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

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

Famous Tandons

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Daya
American singer, born 1998

Spellings and sound-alikes

Useful when a record has your ancestor under another spelling

Surnames that sound like Tandon

Taunton

Tandon has the Soundex code T535, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code T535.

Questions

How common is the surname Tandon?: 1,197 people in the United States had the surname Tandon in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 257,933 Americans. It ranked 21,736th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Tandon?: In the 2010 Census, 89% of people named Tandon identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, and 5.3% as white (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Tandon?: Daya, American singer.
Where is the surname Tandon most common?: Wikidata records people named Tandon in the United States.
Is the surname Tandon getting more or less common?: More common. 641 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,197 in 2010, up 87%.