The surname Varghese
A Malayalam surname, carried by 7,013 people in the United States.
2 syllables Soundex V622
Origin
Malayalam origin
Borrowed from Malayalam വർഗീസ് (vaṟgīsŭ), from Classical Syriac ܓܝܘܪܓܝܣ (gēwargis), from Ancient Greek Γεώργιος (Geṓrgios).
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How common it is
2010 US Census
There were 7,013 people named Varghese in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 44,025 Americans. That is up 57% since 2000, when the Census counted 4,472.
Who is named Varghese
Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census
95% of people named Varghese identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, 1.9% as white (not Hispanic) and 1.5% as two or more races.
- Asian and Pacific Islander 95%
- White (not Hispanic) 1.9%
- Two or more races 1.5%
- Hispanic or Latino (any race) 0.5%
- American Indian and Alaska Native 0.5%
- Black (not Hispanic) 0.3%
Compare: most common surnames among Asian and Pacific Islander Americans.
Spellings and sound-alikes
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Variant spellings
Varghese has the Soundex code V622, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code V622.
Questions
- Where does the surname Varghese come from?
- Borrowed from Malayalam വർഗീസ് (vaṟgīsŭ), from Classical Syriac ܓܝܘܪܓܝܣ (gēwargis), from Ancient Greek Γεώργιος (Geṓrgios).
- How common is the surname Varghese?
- 7,013 people in the United States had the surname Varghese in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 44,025 Americans. It ranked 5,010th of 162,253 surnames.
- What ethnicity is the surname Varghese?
- In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Varghese identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, and 1.9% as white (not Hispanic).
- Is the surname Varghese getting more or less common?
- More common. 4,472 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 7,013 in 2010, up 57%.
- What are other spellings of Varghese?
- Varughese.