Explore the Family Name Deshmukh

The meaning of Deshmukh

Indian (Maharashtra): from Marathi dešmukh ‘district chief’, formerly a hereditary office (from Sanskrit deša ‘district’ + mukha ‘face’). Some characteristic forenames: Indian Ravi, Smriti, Uday, Vinod, Ajit, Aparna, Avinash, Prakash, Sanjiv, Shankar, Shashank, Shilpa.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the Deshmukh surname has seen substantial growth in popularity over a decade. Between 2000 and 2010, its rank improved from 41,722 to 22,281, reflecting an increase of 46.6%. In terms of frequency, the count of people with this last name more than doubled, jumping from 491 in 2000 to 1,157 in 2010 - a significant surge of 135.64%. As a result, the proportion of individuals named Deshmukh per 100k also shot up by 116.67% during these years.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#41,722	#22,281	46.6%
Count	491	1,157	135.64%
Proportion per 100k	0.18	0.39	116.67%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Deshmukh

When it comes to ethnic identity, the majority of people with the Deshmukh surname are of Asian or Pacific Islander descent, as per the Decennial U.S. Census data. In both 2000 and 2010, over 95% of Deshmukhs identified as such, showcasing a slight increase of 0.33% over the decade. The percentage of those who identify as having two or more races decreased from 2.85% to 1.38%, marking a drop of 51.58%. On the other hand, there was a modest rise of 31.37% in the proportion of Deshmukhs identifying as White. Notably, no Deshmukhs reported Hispanic, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native ethnicity during this period.

	2000	2010	Change
Asian/Pacific Islander	95.11%	95.42%	0.33%
White	2.04%	2.68%	31.37%
Two or More Races	2.85%	1.38%	-51.58%
Hispanic	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%