Explore the Family Name Bajpai

The meaning of Bajpai

Indian: variant of Vajpayee, which was a title given to a performer of the Vajpeya Yagya in the Vedic times. Vaja is a general term for a liquid that imparts strength, which could be Soma or even the liquid left by curdled milk; peya denotes the action of drinking. This yagya was performed in autumn for the welfare of citizens and could be performed by anyone who was prosperous enough to sponsor it.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Bajpai has experienced significant growth in popularity from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, it was ranked as the 111,119th most popular surname, but by 2010, it had jumped to 60,636th. This indicates a hefty increase of 45.43%. Similarly, the count of people with this surname rose from 147 in 2000 to 332 in 2010 – a considerable surge of 125.85%. The proportion of people with the Bajpai surname per 100k also increased by 120% during this period.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#111,119	#60,636	45.43%
Count	147	332	125.85%
Proportion per 100k	0.05	0.11	120%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Bajpai

As for ethnic identity, the Decennial U.S. Census data reveals that the largest percentage of individuals with the Bajpai surname identified as Asian/Pacific Islander in both 2000 and 2010. While 86.39% of Bajpais identified as Asian/Pacific Islander in 2000, this figure rose to 91.87% by 2010, marking a 6.34% increase. The percentage of Bajpais who identify as White or belonging to two or more races decreased during this period. Those identifying as Hispanic, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native remained at 0% in both years.

	2000	2010	Change
Asian/Pacific Islander	86.39%	91.87%	6.34%
White	8.84%	6.63%	-25%
Two or More Races	4.08%	1.51%	-62.99%
Hispanic	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%