Explore the Family Name Chhabra

The meaning of Chhabra

Indian (Punjab): from the name of an Arora clan, of unexplained etymology. Some characteristic forenames: Indian Ashok, Om, Brij, Dev, Sandeep, Vinay, Ajay, Amar, Amita, Ashim, Mahesh, Manoj.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname "Chhabra" has seen a significant increase in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Chhabra was ranked 33,206th in terms of popularity, which improved to a rank of 22,770 in 2010 - a leap of over 31%. The count of people with this surname grew from 649 to 1125 during this period, marking a substantial 73% rise. The proportion of people named Chhabra per 100,000 population also increased by almost 59% from 0.24 to 0.38.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#33,206	#22,770	31.43%
Count	649	1,125	73.34%
Proportion per 100k	0.24	0.38	58.33%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Chhabra

The Decennial U.S. Census data also provides insights into the ethnic identity associated with the surname Chhabra. Dominantly, individuals bearing the surname identified as Asian/Pacific Islander, with an increase from 88.75% in 2000 to 91.20% in 2010. A decrease was noted in those identifying with two or more races, falling by over 50% from 5.39% to 2.67%. The proportion of individuals identifying as White also fell slightly from 4.93% to 4.18%. Interestingly, individuals identifying as Hispanic, Black, and American Indian and Alaskan Native were present in the 2010 data, while not present in the 2000 data, indicating an expansion in the ethnic identities associated with the surname.

	2000	2010	Change
Asian/Pacific Islander	88.75%	91.2%	2.76%
White	4.93%	4.18%	-15.21%
Two or More Races	5.39%	2.67%	-50.46%
Hispanic	0%	0.71%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0.71%	0%
Black	0%	0.53%	0%