Explore the Family Name Ramdas

The meaning of Ramdas

Indian: from a personal name, from Sanskrit, meaning ‘servant of Rama’ (see Ram). This surname is also found in South Africa, Guyana, and Suriname.

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

Based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Ramdas has seen a significant increase from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, the name was ranked 78,549 in terms of popularity and increased to 61,585 by 2010, marking a 21.6% rise. The count of individuals with this surname also saw an upswing over the decade, with a jump from 226 people in 2000 to 326 in 2010, resulting in a 44.25% increase. The proportion per 100k also rose by 37.5%, indicating a growing presence of the Ramdas surname in the United States.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#78,549	#61,585	21.6%
Count	226	326	44.25%
Proportion per 100k	0.08	0.11	37.5%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Ramdas

The ethnic identity associated with the surname Ramdas has also seen changes over the past decade according to the Decennial U.S. Census. In 2000, the majority of individuals with this surname identified as Asian/Pacific Islander (56.19%), which grew to 65.95% by 2010. There was a notable decrease in those identifying as Two or more races, dropping from 26.55% in 2000 to only 4.29% in 2010. Those identifying as Hispanic were not recorded in 2000 but emerged at 5.21% in 2010. The proportion of individuals identifying as White increased slightly (from 4.87% to 5.83%), while those identifying as Black almost doubled, from 8.41% to 18.71%. There were no records for American Indian and Alaskan Native identification during either census year.

	2000	2010	Change
Asian/Pacific Islander	56.19%	65.95%	17.37%
Black	8.41%	18.71%	122.47%
White	4.87%	5.83%	19.71%
Hispanic	0%	5.21%	0%
Two or More Races	26.55%	4.29%	-83.84%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%