Explore the Family Name Parameswaran

The meaning of Parameswaran

Indian (Tamil Nadu): from a Tamil personal name meaning ‘the Supreme God’ in Sanskrit. — Note: Since South Indians traditionally do not have hereditary surnames, this name was in most cases registered as such only after immigration of its bearers to the US.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Parameswaran has considerably increased in popularity from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, it ranked 89,895th and jumped to 57,372nd in 2010, marking a significant growth of 36.18%. The count of individuals with this surname also escalated from 191 in 2000 to 355 in 2010, reflecting an increase of 85.86%. Consequently, the proportion of people named Parameswaran per 100,000 also rose by 71.43%, from 0.07 in 2000 to 0.12 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#89,895	#57,372	36.18%
Count	191	355	85.86%
Proportion per 100k	0.07	0.12	71.43%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Parameswaran

In terms of ethnicity, the data from the Decennial U.S. Census indicates a prominent Asian/Pacific Islander identity associated with the surname Parameswaran. In 2000, about 94.76% of the individuals with this surname identified as Asian/Pacific Islander, and this figure slightly increased to 95.49% in 2010. There was a decrease in those identifying with two or more races from 3.66% in 2000 to no reported data in 2010. Interestingly, while there were no recorded individuals identifying as White in 2000, 3.38% did so in 2010. No changes were observed in the percentages of Hispanic, Black, and American Indian and Alaskan Native ethnic identities during this period.

	2000	2010	Change
Asian/Pacific Islander	94.76%	95.49%	0.77%
White	0%	3.38%	0%
Two or More Races	3.66%	0%	0%
Hispanic	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%