Explore the Family Name Dhanraj

The meaning of Dhanraj

Indian: from a Hindi and Sanskrit personal name composed of the elements dhan ‘wealth’ + raj ‘kingdom, rule’, together meaning ‘rule of the wealthy one’ or ‘one who has wealth at his command’.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Dhanraj has seen a significant rise in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it ranked 61,376 in terms of prevalence, but jumped to 41,359 by 2010. This represents an increase of 32.61% in its rank. The count of people with this surname also rose from 306 to 526, marking an increase of 71.9%. Accordingly, the proportion of individuals named Dhanraj per 100k people increased from 0.11 to 0.18, indicating a surge of 63.64%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#61,376	#41,359	32.61%
Count	306	526	71.9%
Proportion per 100k	0.11	0.18	63.64%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Dhanraj

When looking at the ethnicity linked to the surname Dhanraj, there are some noticeable changes based on the data from the Decennial U.S. Census. The largest ethnic group identifying with this name is the Asian/Pacific Islander community, which grew from 42.16% in 2000 to 54.18% in 2010. The number of individuals identifying as White or Hispanic also saw increases of 354.60% and 132.95%, respectively. However, there was a decline in the percentage of those identifying as having two or more races from 39.22% to 11.22%, and those identifying as American Indian and Alaskan Native decreased from 3.27% to 2.09%. The proportion of Black individuals with this surname also increased from 11.11% to 19.01%.

	2000	2010	Change
Asian/Pacific Islander	42.16%	54.18%	28.51%
Black	11.11%	19.01%	71.11%
Two or More Races	39.22%	11.22%	-71.39%
White	1.63%	7.41%	354.6%
Hispanic	2.61%	6.08%	132.95%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	3.27%	2.09%	-36.09%