Explore the Family Name Selvaraj

The meaning of Selvaraj

Indian (Tamil Nadu): from Tamil personal name selva ‘wealth or prosperity’, rāj ‘rule or king’, implying ‘king of wealth or prosperity’.

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

Based on the data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Selvaraj has significantly increased from 2000 to 2010. In the year 2000, Selvaraj was ranked as the 82,019th most popular surname, but by 2010 it had risen to the 36,048th position, marking a change of 56.05%. The count of individuals with this surname also saw a substantial increase during this period, going from 214 in 2000 to 622 in 2010 which is an increase of 190.65%. This further boosted the proportion of the surname per 100,000 people from 0.08 to 0.21, a rise of 162.5%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#82,019	#36,048	56.05%
Count	214	622	190.65%
Proportion per 100k	0.08	0.21	162.5%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Selvaraj

Examining the ethnic identity of those carrying the Selvaraj surname, again based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, we see that there's a significant Asian/Pacific Islander representation. In 2000, 94.39% of people with the Selvaraj surname identified as Asian/Pacific Islander, and this figure rose slightly to 95.34% by 2010. The percentage of people identifying as two or more races decreased over the same time period, falling from 3.27% to 2.73%. Interestingly, the percentage of those identifying as White went from zero in 2000 to 1.29% in 2010. The proportions of those identifying as Hispanic, Black, American Indian and Alaskan Native remained at zero throughout this period.

	2000	2010	Change
Asian/Pacific Islander	94.39%	95.34%	1.01%
Two or More Races	3.27%	2.73%	-16.51%
White	0%	1.29%	0%
Hispanic	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%