Explore the Family Name Rajaram

The meaning of Rajaram

Indian: from a personal name based on Sanskrit rajarama ‘King Rama’. See Ram.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Rajaram has significantly increased from 2000 to 2010. The rank of the surname rose from 64,385 in 2000 to 40,016 in 2010, marking an improvement of 37.85 percent. Similarly, the count of individuals with this surname nearly doubled over the decade, escalating from 289 to 548, which represents an increase of 89.62 percent. This rise is also reflected in the proportion per 100k people, with a growth of 72.73 percent.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#64,385	#40,016	37.85%
Count	289	548	89.62%
Proportion per 100k	0.11	0.19	72.73%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Rajaram

The ethnic identity associated with the Rajaram surname, based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, predominantly falls under the Asian/Pacific Islander category. In 2000, approximately 73.36 percent identified as Asian/Pacific Islander, and this percentage saw an uptick to 87.04 percent by 2010, accounting for an 18.65 percent change. The second most common ethnicity was those identifying with two or more races; however, this group experienced a sharp decrease from 15.92 percent in 2000 to 2.37 percent in 2010. The number of individuals identifying as White increased by 65.70 percent during this period, although they only constituted 4.01 percent of the total in 2010. The Black community making up 5.47 percent in 2010 showed little change from 2000. There were no recorded individuals identifying as Hispanic or American Indian and Alaskan Native within the Rajaram surname group.

	2000	2010	Change
Asian/Pacific Islander	73.36%	87.04%	18.65%
Black	5.54%	5.47%	-1.26%
White	2.42%	4.01%	65.7%
Two or More Races	15.92%	2.37%	-85.11%
Hispanic	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%