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    The surname Venkatesh

    A Telugu surname, carried by 1,082 people in the United States.

    3 syllables Soundex V523

    Venkatesh: #23,485 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Venkatesh #23,485, 1,082 people Venkatesh: #23,485 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Venkatesh #23,485, 1,082 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Venkatesh is more common than 85.5% of them.

    Origin

    Telugu origin

    Borrowed from Telugu వెంకటేష్ (veṅkaṭēṣ).

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 1,082 people named Venkatesh in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 285,347 Americans. That is up 119% since 2000, when the Census counted 494.

    #23,485
    rank among US surnames
    1,082
    people in 2010
    0.4
    per 100,000 Americans
    +119%
    change since 2000 (was #41,522)

    Who is named Venkatesh

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

    96% of people named Venkatesh identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, 1.7% as two or more races and 1.0% as white (not Hispanic).

    • Asian and Pacific Islander 96%
    • Two or more races 1.7%
    • White (not Hispanic) 1.0%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 0.7%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Hispanic are not shown.

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

    Questions

    Where does the surname Venkatesh come from?
    Borrowed from Telugu వెంకటేష్ (veṅkaṭēṣ).
    How common is the surname Venkatesh?
    1,082 people in the United States had the surname Venkatesh in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 285,347 Americans. It ranked 23,485th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Venkatesh?
    In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Venkatesh identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, and 1.7% as two or more races.
    Is the surname Venkatesh getting more or less common?
    More common. 494 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,082 in 2010, up 119%.