Explore the Family Name Koneru

The meaning of Koneru

Indian (Andhra Pradesh): Kamma (agrarian) habitational name from a village called Koneru in Mahboobnagar district, which gets its name from Telugu koneru ‘pond’.

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

The surname Koneru saw a marked increase in popularity between the 2000 and 2010 Decennial U.S. Census data. In 2000, Koneru was ranked as the 80,812th most popular name, but by 2010, it had jumped to the 43,732nd spot, showing a significant rise of 45.88 percent. The count of individuals with this last name also increased from 218 to 493 during this period, an impressive growth of 126.15 percent. Furthermore, the proportion of people per 100,000 with the surname Koneru rose from 0.08 to 0.17, indicating a rise of 112.5 percent.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#80,812	#43,732	45.88%
Count	218	493	126.15%
Proportion per 100k	0.08	0.17	112.5%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Koneru

In terms of ethnic identity, the Decennial U.S. Census data revealed that the vast majority of individuals with the surname Koneru identify as Asian or Pacific Islander. This group accounted for 96.79 percent of those with the surname in 2000, and this percentage increased slightly to 97.97 percent by 2010. Meanwhile, those identifying as two or more races dropped from 2.29 percent in 2000 to no representation in 2010. Interestingly, there was a small emergence of individuals with the Koneru surname identifying as White in 2010, accounting for 1.01 percent of the total, whereas none were recorded in 2000. No individuals with this surname identified as Hispanic, Black, American Indian, or Alaskan Native in either year.

	2000	2010	Change
Asian/Pacific Islander	96.79%	97.97%	1.22%
White	0%	1.01%	0%
Two or More Races	2.29%	0%	0%
Hispanic	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%