Explore the Family Name Jindal

The meaning of Jindal

Indian (Haryana): Vaishya name from the name of Jind district, which was named for one of the eighteen sons of the legendary Hindu king Maharaja Agrasen, who was believed to have been a contemporary of Krishna.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Jindal has seen a significant increase in its popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it ranked 60,706 in popularity but by 2010, it had jumped to a rank of 40,371, marking an impressive rise of 33.5%. The count of individuals with this surname also rose from 310 in 2000 to 542 in 2010, indicating a substantial growth rate of 74.84%. The proportion of people with the Jindal surname per 100k in the population increased by 63.64%, moving from 0.11 in 2000 to 0.18 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#60,706	#40,371	33.5%
Count	310	542	74.84%
Proportion per 100k	0.11	0.18	63.64%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Jindal

When it comes to ethnic identity, the Jindal surname is predominantly associated with the Asian/Pacific Islander community, as indicated by the data from the Decennial U.S. Census. This ethnic group made up 89.35% of those with the Jindal surname in 2000, and this percentage rose to 95.57% in 2010, showing a positive change of 6.96%. At the same time, the proportion of those identifying as White decreased by 59.07%, going from 4.52% in 2000 to 1.85% in 2010. Those identifying as Two or more races were only represented in 2000, accounting for 5.81%, whilst no representation for this ethnicity was recorded in 2010. The Hispanic, Black, and American Indian and Alaskan Native groups were not represented in either year.

	2000	2010	Change
Asian/Pacific Islander	89.35%	95.57%	6.96%
White	4.52%	1.85%	-59.07%
Two or More Races	5.81%	0%	0%
Hispanic	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%