Explore the Family Name Raghunath

The meaning of Raghunath

Indian: from a personal name, from Sanskrit raghu ‘the speedy one’ (an epithet of the god Rama) + nath ‘lord’.

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

The popularity of the surname "Raghunath" significantly increased in the U.S. from 2000 to 2010, based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census. In 2000, Raghunath was ranked 80,216th and rose to the 55,741st spot by 2010, marking a 30.51% change. The count of people with this surname also showed a noteworthy increase, growing from 220 in 2000 to 368 in 2010 - an impressive 67.27% leap. The proportion per 100,000 people in the population saw a 50% growth from 0.08 to 0.12.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#80,216	#55,741	30.51%
Count	220	368	67.27%
Proportion per 100k	0.08	0.12	50%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Raghunath

According to the same Decennial U.S. Census data, a significant shift occurred in the ethnic identity associated with the surname "Raghunath" between 2000 and 2010. Those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander made up the majority of individuals with this surname, increasing from 61.36% in 2000 to 73.64% in 2010. The second most common ethnicity in 2000 was two or more races at 23.64%, but this category experienced a considerable decrease, dropping to 6.52% by 2010. Meanwhile, those identifying as White saw a rise from 3.18% to 5.43%. The categories of Hispanic and American Indian and Alaskan Native emerged in 2010, accounting for 2.99% and 3.53% respectively. However, the percentage of people with this surname who identify as Black slightly decreased, from 8.64% to 7.88%.

	2000	2010	Change
Asian/Pacific Islander	61.36%	73.64%	20.01%
Black	8.64%	7.88%	-8.8%
Two or More Races	23.64%	6.52%	-72.42%
White	3.18%	5.43%	70.75%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	3.53%	0%
Hispanic	0%	2.99%	0%