Explore the Family Name Sitaram

The meaning of Sitaram

Indian: from a personal name composed of Sanskrit rāma ‘pleasing, charming’, the name of one of the chief incarnations of the god Vishnu (see Ram), + Sita, the name of Rama’s wife.

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

Based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, there has been a significant shift in the popularity of the surname Sitaram from 2000 to 2010. The rank of the surname has risen from 126400 in 2000 to 101737 in 2010, marking a change of approximately 19.51%. Moreover, the count of individuals bearing the Sitaram surname also increased by 41.6% during this period. This indicates that for every 100,000 people in 2010, almost 0.06 carried the surname Sitaram, compared to 0.05 in 2000, an increase of 20%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#126,400	#101,737	19.51%
Count	125	177	41.6%
Proportion per 100k	0.05	0.06	20%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Sitaram

On the topic of ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census data shows a clear predominance of the Asian/Pacific Islander ethnic identity amongst those with the Sitaram surname between 2000 and 2010. During this period, the percentage of individuals with this surname who identified as Asian/Pacific Islander increased by 9.94%, from 70.4% to 77.4%. The proportion identifying as Black also saw a noteworthy rise of 91.61%, albeit from a lower base of 5.6% in 2000 to 10.73% in 2010. Despite this, the number of individuals with the Sitaram surname identifying with two or more races saw a substantial decrease of 84.31%. Lastly, the data revealed an emergence of American Indian and Alaskan Native identity within this surname group, rising to 5.08% in 2010 from 0% in 2000.

	2000	2010	Change
Asian/Pacific Islander	70.4%	77.4%	9.94%
Black	5.6%	10.73%	91.61%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	5.08%	0%
Two or More Races	21.6%	3.39%	-84.31%
White	0%	0%	0%
Hispanic	0%	0%	0%