Explore the Family Name Sundararajan

The meaning of Sundararajan

Indian (mainly Tamil Nadu): from a personal name derived from the Sanskrit name Sundararaja, meaning ‘beautiful king’, + the Tamil-Malayalam third-person masculine singular suffix -n. — Note: Since South Indians traditionally do not have hereditary surnames, this 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 Sundararajan in the United States?

Based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Sundararajan has grown significantly in popularity between 2000 and 2010. The rank of this surname improved from 91,801 in 2000 to 53,667 in 2010, a change of 41.54%. The count of individuals with the Sundararajan surname also jumped from 186 to 385 during the same period, a growth rate of approximately 106.99%. In terms of the proportion per 100,000 people, the census data reveals an increase from 0.07 to 0.13, indicating an 85.71% rise.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#91,801	#53,667	41.54%
Count	186	385	106.99%
Proportion per 100k	0.07	0.13	85.71%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Sundararajan

The ethnic identity associated with the surname Sundararajan is predominantly Asian/Pacific Islander, as shown in the Decennial U.S. Census data. This ethnicity increased by 3.84%, from 93.55% in 2000 to 97.14% in 2010. The percentage of people identifying with two or more races decreased from 4.30% to 1.56%, a decrease of 63.72%. There were no instances recorded of individuals with the surname Sundararajan identifying as White, Hispanic, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either 2000 or 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Asian/Pacific Islander	93.55%	97.14%	3.84%
Two or More Races	4.3%	1.56%	-63.72%
White	0%	0%	0%
Hispanic	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%