Explore the Family Name Bajaj

The meaning of Bajaj

Indian (Punjab and Rajasthan): Arora, Bania, Khatri, Jain, and Sikh name, from Punjabi bəjāj or bəzāz ‘clothier, dealer in clothes’, from Arabic bazzāz. Some characteristic forenames: Indian Anil, Ashok, Prem, Ajay, Avinash, Ravi, Vijay, Vinod, Amit, Balwinder, Dinesh, Harish.

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How common is the last name Bajaj in the United States?

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Bajaj has seen a significant increase from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, Bajaj was ranked the 27,150th most popular surname, but by 2010 it had risen to 19,567th place, marking a change of 27.93%. The count of people with this surname also saw a substantial growth of 64.56%, going from 838 in 2000 to 1,379 in 2010. The proportion per 100k of people with this surname also increased by 51.61% over this decade.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#27,150	#19,567	27.93%
Count	838	1,379	64.56%
Proportion per 100k	0.31	0.47	51.61%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Bajaj

In terms of ethnicity, according to the Decennial U.S. Census data, the majority of individuals with the Bajaj surname identify as Asian/Pacific Islander. This group increased its representation from 86.75% in 2000 to 91.52% in 2010, a 5.5% change. There was a notable decrease in those identifying as belonging to two or more races, dropping from 6.56% to 2.9%, a decline of 55.79%. Those who identified as White decreased slightly from 5.25% to 4.13%, a 21.33% change. Hispanic representation also fell marginally from 0.95% to 0.87%. There were no recorded instances of individuals with the Bajaj surname identifying as Black or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either year.

	2000	2010	Change
Asian/Pacific Islander	86.75%	91.52%	5.5%
White	5.25%	4.13%	-21.33%
Two or More Races	6.56%	2.9%	-55.79%
Hispanic	0.95%	0.87%	-8.42%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%