The surname Thind
A Punjabi surname, carried by 662 people in the United States.
1 syllable Soundex T530
Origin
Punjabi origin
Borrowed from Punjabi ਥਿੰਦ (thind), which is inherited from Sanskrit *स्तिन्त (*stinta, “wet”), from स्तिम् (stim, “to become wet or moist; to become fixed or immovable”). Cognate with Palula síndu. See Punjabi ਥਿੰਦਾ (thindā) for more information.
One of 39 Punjabi surnames on this site.
Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How common it is
2010 US Census
There were 662 people named Thind in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 466,383 Americans. That is up 88% since 2000, when the Census counted 353.
Who is named Thind
Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census
93% of people named Thind identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, 3.5% as two or more races and 2.9% as white (not Hispanic).
- Asian and Pacific Islander 93%
- Two or more races 3.5%
- White (not Hispanic) 2.9%
- Hispanic or Latino (any race) 0.9%
Compare: most common surnames among Asian and Pacific Islander Americans.
Other Punjabi surnames
Questions
- Where does the surname Thind come from?
- Borrowed from Punjabi ਥਿੰਦ (thind), which is inherited from Sanskrit *स्तिन्त (*stinta, “wet”), from स्तिम् (stim, “to become wet or moist; to become fixed or immovable”). Cognate with Palula síndu. See Punjabi ਥਿੰਦਾ (thindā) for more information.
- How common is the surname Thind?
- 662 people in the United States had the surname Thind in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 466,383 Americans. It ranked 34,272nd of 162,253 surnames.
- What ethnicity is the surname Thind?
- In the 2010 Census, 93% of people named Thind identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, and 3.5% as two or more races.
- Is the surname Thind getting more or less common?
- More common. 353 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 662 in 2010, up 88%.