Explore the Family Name Gopinath
The meaning of Gopinath
Indian (mainly southern states): from a personal name, from Hindi and Sanskrit gopinath, meaning ‘lord of the gopis’, an epithet of the god Krishna, in which gopi denotes young girls who looked after cows. — Note: Since South Indians traditionally do not have hereditary surnames, the southern Indian name was in most cases registered as such only after immigration of its bearers to the US.
Dictionary of American Family Names, 2nd edition, © Oxford University Press, 2022.
How common is the last name Gopinath in the United States?
The surname Gopinath has seen a significant increase in popularity based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census. In 2000, it ranked as the 83,965th most popular surname, but by 2010, it had risen to 46,725th position, representing a change of 44.35%. The total count of individuals with the surname also saw an impressive surge of 118.75%, growing from 208 in 2000 to 455 in 2010. As a result, the proportion of people with this surname per 100k population nearly doubled from 0.08 to 0.15.
| 2000 | 2010 | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | #83,965 | #46,725 | 44.35% |
| Count | 208 | 455 | 118.75% |
| Proportion per 100k | 0.08 | 0.15 | 87.5% |
Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Gopinath
The ethnic identity associated with the Gopinath surname, as per the Decennial U.S. Census, predominantly falls under Asian/Pacific Islander, which increased slightly from 90.38% in 2000 to 91.87% in 2010. The proportion identifying as having two or more races decreased by nearly 36%, falling from 4.81% to 3.08%. Those identifying as White also decreased marginally from 4.81% to 4.40%. No changes were observed in the categories of Hispanic, Black, and American Indian and Alaskan Native, all of which remained at zero across both years.
| 2000 | 2010 | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Asian/Pacific Islander | 90.38% | 91.87% | 1.65% |
| White | 4.81% | 4.4% | -8.52% |
| Two or More Races | 4.81% | 3.08% | -35.97% |
| Hispanic | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Black | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| American Indian and Alaskan Native | 0% | 0% | 0% |