Explore the Family Name Sanghvi

The meaning of Sanghvi

Indian (Gujarat, Rajasthan): Jain name, from sənghvi ‘one who offers hospitality to groups of (Jain) pilgrims’, a derivative of Sanskrit sangha ‘group’. Some characteristic forenames: Indian Smita, Ashvin, Hemant, Sudhir, Vijay, Yogesh, Arun, Bharat, Chetan, Darshana, Girish, Jayesh.

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

The surname Sanghvi has seen a significant rise in popularity between 2000 and 2010, according to data from the Decennial U.S. Census. In the year 2000, it was ranked 48,380 with a count of 410. However, by 2010, the ranking had improved to 35,395 and the count increased to 636. This represents a change in rank and count by approximately 27% and 55% respectively. The proportion of people with the surname Sanghvi per 100,000 also saw an increase from 0.15 in 2000 to 0.22 in 2010, denoting a change of about 47%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#48,380	#35,395	26.84%
Count	410	636	55.12%
Proportion per 100k	0.15	0.22	46.67%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Sanghvi

In terms of ethnic identity, data from the Decennial U.S. Census shows that the majority of individuals with the surname Sanghvi identify as Asian/Pacific Islander. In 2000, about 90.49% identified as such, and this proportion increased to 93.24% by 2010. The second-largest ethnic group associated with the surname is those identifying as having two or more races, although this group saw a decrease from 4.15% in 2000 to 2.99% in 2010. The proportion of individuals identifying as white decreased slightly from 3.66% to 2.99%. There were no individuals who identified as Hispanic, Black, American Indian, or Alaskan Native in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Asian/Pacific Islander	90.49%	93.24%	3.04%
Two or More Races	4.15%	2.99%	-27.95%
White	3.66%	2.99%	-18.31%
Hispanic	1.46%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%