Explore the Family Name Bindra

The meaning of Bindra

Indian (Punjab): Khatri, Jat, and Sikh name, from a Punjabi altered and shortened form of Sanskrit vrindanath, meaning ‘Lord of vrinda’, i.e. the god Vishnu. Vrinda is the Sanskrit word for the herb basil, which is regarded as sacred to Vishnu in the Hindu religion.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Bindra has seen a significant increase between 2000 and 2010. In terms of ranking, it moved from being the 61,544th most common name to the 45,189th, a change of 26.57 percent. The actual count of individuals with the Bindra surname also increased by an impressive 55.41 percent during this period, from 305 to 474. This resulted in a rise of the proportion per 100,000 people bearing the Bindra name from 0.11 to 0.16, marking a 45.45 percent increase.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#61,544	#45,189	26.57%
Count	305	474	55.41%
Proportion per 100k	0.11	0.16	45.45%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Bindra

Turning to ethnicity, the data from the Decennial U.S. Census reveals that the majority of individuals with the surname Bindra identify as Asian/Pacific Islander, with the percentage increasing slightly from 87.21 in 2000 to 89.66 in 2010. However, those identifying as part of two or more races saw a decrease, dropping by 42.07 percent from 6.56 to 3.80. Those who identified as White also experienced a decline, from 5.25 to 4.01, a decrease of 23.62 percent. While there were no individuals identifying as Hispanic, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native in 2000, by 2010, these groups accounted for 1.05, 1.48, and 0.00 percent respectively.

	2000	2010	Change
Asian/Pacific Islander	87.21%	89.66%	2.81%
White	5.25%	4.01%	-23.62%
Two or More Races	6.56%	3.8%	-42.07%
Black	0%	1.48%	0%
Hispanic	0%	1.05%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%