Explore the Family Name Rangaswamy

The meaning of Rangaswamy

Indian (southern states): from a personal name meaning ‘lord of the stage’, where ‘the stage’ is indicative of the world. The Sanskrit expression, based on the word svāmī ‘lord’, refers to the god Vishnu. — Note: Since South Indians traditionally do not have hereditary surnames, this name was in most cases registered as such only after immigration of its bearers to the US.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Rangaswamy has seen a significant increase in popularity from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, it was ranked 132,259th and by 2010, it had risen to 86,314th place, marking a 34.74% change. The usage of the name also saw substantial growth during this period - the count increased from 118 individuals in 2000 to 216 in 2010, demonstrating an 83.05% rise. Furthermore, the proportion of people with this surname per 100,000 residents doubled from 0.04 to 0.07.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#132,259	#86,314	34.74%
Count	118	216	83.05%
Proportion per 100k	0.04	0.07	75%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Rangaswamy

The ethnicity of individuals carrying the Rangaswamy surname is predominantly Asian or Pacific Islander, according to the Decennial U.S. Census data. This group represented 96.61% of those bearing the surname in 2000, and this figure marginally increased to 97.22% in 2010. No notable changes were observed among other ethnic identities during this period. There were no recorded instances of this surname among people identifying as White, Black, Hispanic, American Indian and Alaskan Native, or having two or more races in both census years.

	2000	2010	Change
Asian/Pacific Islander	96.61%	97.22%	0.63%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
White	0%	0%	0%
Hispanic	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%