Explore the Family Name Sridharan

The meaning of Sridharan

Indian (mainly southern states): from a personal name in Sanskrit meaning ‘possessor of prosperity’. — Note: Since South Indians traditionally do not have hereditary surnames, the southern Indian 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 Sridharan in the United States?

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname "Sridharan" has markedly increased. In 2000, it ranked 76,208 in terms of popularity and by 2010, it had jumped to a rank of 39,659, representing an increase of nearly 48 percent. The count of people with this surname also grew significantly from 235 in 2000 to 554 in 2010, an impressive rise of approximately 136 percent. The proportion per 100k people also saw an increase of over 111 percent during the same time period.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#76,208	#39,659	47.96%
Count	235	554	135.74%
Proportion per 100k	0.09	0.19	111.11%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Sridharan

In terms of ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census data reveals that individuals with the surname "Sridharan" are predominantly of Asian or Pacific Islander descent, accounting for 95.67 percent of the total in 2010, a slight dip from 95.74 percent in 2000. Those identifying with two or more races made up 1.08 percent in 2010, seeing a decrease of about 64 percent from 2.98 percent in 2000. White individuals accounted for 2.17 percent in 2010, compared to none in 2000. No Hispanic, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native identities were reported for this surname in either year, except for a negligible 0.90 percent identifying as American Indian and Alaskan Native in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Asian/Pacific Islander	95.74%	95.67%	-0.07%
White	0%	2.17%	0%
Two or More Races	2.98%	1.08%	-63.76%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0.9%	0%
Hispanic	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%