The surname Upadhyay
A Hindi occupational surname, carried by 1,271 people in the United States.
3 syllables Soundex U130
Origin
Hindi origin
Borrowed from Hindi उपाध्याय (upādhyāy), occupational surname from Sanskrit उपाध्याय (upādhyāya, “teacher, preceptor”).
Upadhyay is an occupational surname: named after the work an ancestor did.
One of 48 Hindi surnames on this site.
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How common it is
2010 US Census
There were 1,271 people named Upadhyay in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 242,915 Americans. That is up 122% since 2000, when the Census counted 573.
Who is named Upadhyay
Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census
94% of people named Upadhyay identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, 2.8% as two or more races and 2.4% as white (not Hispanic).
- Asian and Pacific Islander 94%
- Two or more races 2.8%
- White (not Hispanic) 2.4%
- American Indian and Alaska Native 0.6%
Compare: most common surnames among Asian and Pacific Islander Americans.
Other Hindi surnames
Questions
- Where does the surname Upadhyay come from?
- Borrowed from Hindi उपाध्याय (upādhyāy), occupational surname from Sanskrit उपाध्याय (upādhyāya, “teacher, preceptor”).
- How common is the surname Upadhyay?
- 1,271 people in the United States had the surname Upadhyay in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 242,915 Americans. It ranked 20,780th of 162,253 surnames.
- What ethnicity is the surname Upadhyay?
- In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Upadhyay identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, and 2.8% as two or more races.
- What type of surname is Upadhyay?
- Upadhyay is an occupational surname, named after the work an ancestor did.
- Is the surname Upadhyay getting more or less common?
- More common. 573 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,271 in 2010, up 122%.