Explore the Family Name Thakur

The meaning of Thakur

Indian (northern states): Lohana and Jain name, a variant of Thakkar. Some characteristic forenames: Indian Anil, Ajit, Asha, Rajeev, Ravi, Ajay, Anand, Arun, Ashok, Deepak, Ganesh, Rakesh.

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

Based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Thakur has significantly increased in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it ranked 28,790 in terms of popularity, but by 2010, it had jumped to rank 16,171, showing a considerable rise of 43.83%. The number of people bearing this surname also saw a dramatic increase from 778 in 2000 to 1,787 in 2010 - a growth rate of 129.69%. The proportion of individuals with the Thakur surname per 100,000 people also more than doubled from 0.29 to 0.61 during the same period.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#28,790	#16,171	43.83%
Count	778	1,787	129.69%
Proportion per 100k	0.29	0.61	110.34%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Thakur

Regarding ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census data reveals that the majority of individuals with the Thakur surname identified as Asian/Pacific Islander in both 2000 and 2010. The percentage increased from 87.15% in 2000 to 92.56% in 2010. The percentage of those identifying as belonging to two or more races decreased significantly from 7.33% in 2000 to just 1.96% in 2010. The proportion of Thakurs who identified as White also fell from 4.37% in 2000 to 3.08% in 2010. Interestingly, no individuals with the Thakur surname identified as Hispanic, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native in 2000, but by 2010, these categories accounted for 1.01%, 0.95%, and 0.45% respectively.

	2000	2010	Change
Asian/Pacific Islander	87.15%	92.56%	6.21%
White	4.37%	3.08%	-29.52%
Two or More Races	7.33%	1.96%	-73.26%
Hispanic	0%	1.01%	0%
Black	0%	0.95%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0.45%	0%