Explore the Family Name Gaddam

The meaning of Gaddam

Indian (Andhra Pradesh): descriptive nickname from Telugu gaddam ‘short and stocky in build’, denoting a subcaste of the agrarian Kapu community.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Gaddam has significantly increased between the years 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked as the 72,237th most popular surname in the United States, but by 2010, its rank had jumped to 33,343rd, indicating a change of 53.84 percent. The count of individuals with the Gaddam surname also rose from 251 in 2000 to 685 in 2010, marking an increase of 172.91 percent. Consequently, the proportion of people with the Gaddam surname per 100,000 residents expanded by 155.56 percent during this period.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#72,237	#33,343	53.84%
Count	251	685	172.91%
Proportion per 100k	0.09	0.23	155.56%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Gaddam

When it comes to ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census data reveals that the majority of individuals with the Gaddam surname identify as Asian/Pacific Islander. This group saw a slight increase in its representation among those with the Gaddam surname, going up by 3.17 percent from 92.83 percent in 2000 to 95.77 percent in 2010. Meanwhile, the proportion of people identifying as having two or more ethnic identities decreased by 69.46 percent, and the percentage of white individuals dropped by 51.05 percent. The data for Hispanic, Black, and American Indian and Alaskan Native ethnicities was either zero or suppressed for privacy in both years. Notably, the American Indian and Alaskan Native category showed a new appearance in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Asian/Pacific Islander	92.83%	95.77%	3.17%
Two or More Races	4.78%	1.46%	-69.46%
White	2.39%	1.17%	-51.05%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0.88%	0%
Hispanic	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%