Explore the Family Name Chughtai

The meaning of Chughtai

Muslim (in parts of South and Central Asia and the Middle East): claimed to be a descent from Chagatai Khan, the second son of Genghis Khan, and said to be from Mongolian chagan ‘white’ with the associative suffix -tai.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Chughtai has seen a notable increase in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Chughtai was ranked as the 60,706th most popular surname, but by 2010 it had jumped to the 46,404th spot—a significant leap of 23.56%. The count of individuals with this surname also went up from 310 to 459 during the same time period, showing an impressive growth rate of 48.06%. Additionally, the proportion of people carrying the Chughtai name in every 100,000 increased from 0.11 to 0.16, marking a rise of 45.45%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#60,706	#46,404	23.56%
Count	310	459	48.06%
Proportion per 100k	0.11	0.16	45.45%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Chughtai

In terms of ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census data shows that the majority of individuals with the surname Chughtai identified themselves as Asian/Pacific Islander both in 2000 and 2010. The percentage rose from 77.74% in 2000 to 89.54% in 2010, indicating a hike of 15.18%. Meanwhile, there was a marked decrease in those identifying as having two or more ethnic identities, dropping from 14.19% in 2000 to 5.45% in 2010. The percentage of Chughtais who identified as White also declined from 5.81% to 3.92%. There were no individuals who identified themselves as Hispanic, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either year.

	2000	2010	Change
Asian/Pacific Islander	77.74%	89.54%	15.18%
Two or More Races	14.19%	5.45%	-61.59%
White	5.81%	3.92%	-32.53%
Hispanic	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%