Explore the Family Name Subramaniam

The meaning of Subramaniam

Indian (Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh): variant of Subramanian. Some characteristic forenames: Indian Suresh, Ram, Ravi, Bala, Ramesh, Srinivasan, Anand, Arun, Balaji, Bhavani, Hari, Kumar.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Subramaniam has seen a significant increase in the United States between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, the rank of the surname was 36,716 which jumped to 22,375 in 2010, marking an increase of 39.06%. The count of individuals with this surname also more than doubled from 574 in 2000 to 1,151 in 2010, showcasing a growth rate of over 100%. Furthermore, the proportion of people with the Subramaniam surname per 100,000 individuals rose by 85.71%, from 0.21% in 2000 to 0.39% in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#36,716	#22,375	39.06%
Count	574	1,151	100.52%
Proportion per 100k	0.21	0.39	85.71%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Subramaniam

Discussing the ethnic identity associated with the surname Subramaniam, data from the Decennial U.S. Census reveals that the vast majority identify as Asian/Pacific Islander. This group increased slightly from 92.51% in 2000 to 94.53% in 2010. Those identifying as two or more races decreased by almost half, from 4.01% in 2000 to 2.17% in 2010. Meanwhile, the percentage of individuals identifying as White saw a slight increase from 2.26% to 2.35% during the same period. The proportion of Hispanic individuals decreased from 1.05% to 0.78%. Interestingly, there were no individuals with the surname Subramaniam identifying as Black or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either census year.

	2000	2010	Change
Asian/Pacific Islander	92.51%	94.53%	2.18%
White	2.26%	2.35%	3.98%
Two or More Races	4.01%	2.17%	-45.89%
Hispanic	1.05%	0.78%	-25.71%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%