Explore the Family Name Puran

The meaning of Puran

Indian (mainly northern states): from a Hindi personal name based on Sanskrit poorna ‘complete’.

Dictionary of American Family Names, 2nd edition, © Oxford University Press, 2022.

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

According to the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Puran has seen a notable increase in popularity in the United States. In 2000, Puran was ranked as the 124,872nd most popular surname, but by 2010 it had risen to become the 78,821st most common name, marking a change of 36.88%. The count of individuals with the Puran surname also rose significantly from 127 in 2000 to 242 in 2010, an increase of 90.55%. Additionally, the proportion of individuals named Puran per 100k people increased by 60% over this period.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#124,872	#78,821	36.88%
Count	127	242	90.55%
Proportion per 100k	0.05	0.08	60%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Puran

With regard to ethnic identity, the Census data shows that the majority of those with the Puran surname in both 2000 and 2010 identified as Asian/Pacific Islander, with a slight increase from 41.73% to 42.15%. However, there were significant shifts in other areas of ethnic identification. The percentage identifying as Black increased dramatically, going from 8.66% in 2000 to 26.86% in 2010 – a change of 210.16%. Meanwhile, the number of Purans identifying as White or American Indian/Alaskan Native also increased, albeit from a base of zero in 2000. Conversely, the percentage of Purans identifying as of two or more races fell from 27.56% to 4.96%, while the proportion identifying as Hispanic also declined, from 16.54% to 13.22%.

	2000	2010	Change
Asian/Pacific Islander	41.73%	42.15%	1.01%
Black	8.66%	26.86%	210.16%
Hispanic	16.54%	13.22%	-20.07%
White	0%	10.74%	0%
Two or More Races	27.56%	4.96%	-82%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	2.07%	0%