Explore the Family Name Ramnarain

The meaning of Ramnarain

Indian: from a variant of the personal name Ramnarayan, from Sanskrit rāma ‘pleasing’, the name of an incarnation of the god Vishnu + nārāyaṇa (see Narayan). This surname is found mainly in South Africa, Mauritius, and Guyana; it is not used in India.

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

According to the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Ramnarain has been growing in popularity in the United States. In 2000, it ranked 59,769th most popular, but by 2010, it had climbed to 48,256th, a 19.26% increase. The count of individuals with this surname also grew from 316 to 438 during this decade, a sizable increase of 38.61%. The proportion per 100k population increased as well, from 0.12 to 0.15.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#59,769	#48,256	19.26%
Count	316	438	38.61%
Proportion per 100k	0.12	0.15	25%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Ramnarain

The ethnic identity associated with the Ramnarain surname saw significant shifts between 2000 and 2010, according to data from the Decennial U.S. Census. The percentage identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander rose from 41.46% to 55.48%, while those identifying with two or more races decreased sharply from 37.34% to 7.99%. The percentage of individuals identifying as White rose from 3.16% to 8.45%, while Hispanic identification dropped from 9.18% to 4.79%. Notably, the percentage identifying as Black saw a large increase from 6.33% to 20.78%, and there was a slight decrease in those identifying as American Indian and Alaskan Native, from 2.53% to 2.51%.

	2000	2010	Change
Asian/Pacific Islander	41.46%	55.48%	33.82%
Black	6.33%	20.78%	228.28%
White	3.16%	8.45%	167.41%
Two or More Races	37.34%	7.99%	-78.6%
Hispanic	9.18%	4.79%	-47.82%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	2.53%	2.51%	-0.79%