Explore the Family Name Trivedi
The meaning of Trivedi
Indian (northern states): Brahmin name from Sanskrit trivedī ‘person who knows the three Vedas’, from tri- ‘three’ + veda ‘(sacred) knowledge’. The Vedas are the oldest sacred texts of the Hindu religion. Three of them are regarded as primary but a fourth one was added later. See also Tripathi. Some characteristic forenames: Indian Bharat, Mahesh, Yogesh, Dilip, Divyang, Hitesh, Kamlesh, Sanjay, Amit, Ashish, Himanshu, Ketan.
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How common is the last name Trivedi in the United States?
Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Trivedi has significantly increased between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Trivedi was ranked 11,737th in terms of surname prevalence in the United States. However, by 2010, it had risen to 8,917th, marking a 24.03% change in rank. The actual count of individuals bearing the Trivedi surname also surged by 50.2%, from 2,444 in 2000 to 3,671 in 2010. Similarly, the proportion of Trivedis per 100,000 people in the U.S. population increased by 36.26%, from 0.91 in 2000 to 1.24 in 2010.
2000 | 2010 | Change | |
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Rank | #11,737 | #8,917 | 24.03% |
Count | 2,444 | 3,671 | 50.2% |
Proportion per 100k | 0.91 | 1.24 | 36.26% |
Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Trivedi
The Decennial U.S. Census data also provides insight into the ethnic identity associated with the Trivedi surname. In both 2000 and 2010, the majority of Trivedis identified as Asian/Pacific Islander, accounting for 92.68% and 94.33% respectively, revealing a slight increase over the decade. Those identifying with two or more races decreased by 52.54%, from 4.13% to 1.96%. The percentage of those identifying as white slightly decreased from 2.41% to 2.12%, while the proportion of Trivedis identifying as Hispanic saw an increase from 0.53% to 0.79%. Interestingly, there were no individuals identified as Black or American Indian and Alaskan Native in 2000; however, by 2010, these categories accounted for 0.33% and 0.46% respectively.
2000 | 2010 | Change | |
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Asian/Pacific Islander | 92.68% | 94.33% | 1.78% |
White | 2.41% | 2.12% | -12.03% |
Two or More Races | 4.13% | 1.96% | -52.54% |
Hispanic | 0.53% | 0.79% | 49.06% |
American Indian and Alaskan Native | 0% | 0.46% | 0% |
Black | 0% | 0.33% | 0% |
Trivedi ancestry composition
23andMe computes an ancestry breakdown for each customer. People may have ancestry from just one population or they may have ancestry from several populations. The most commonly-observed ancestry found in people with the surname Trivedi is Northern Indian & Pakistani, which comprises 86.5% of all ancestry found in people with the surname. The next two most common ancestries are British & Irish (3.0%) and French & German (2.1%). Additional ancestries include Gujarati Patidar, Spanish & Portuguese, Filipino & Austronesian, Bengali & Northeast Indian, and Chinese.
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ANCESTRY BREAKDOWN | COMPOSITION |
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Northern Indian & Pakistani | 86.5% |
British & Irish | 3.0% |
French & German | 2.1% |
Other | 8.3% |
Possible origins of the surname Trivedi
Your DNA provides clues about where your recent ancestors may have lived. Having many distant relatives in the same location suggests that you may all share common ancestry there. Locations with many distant relatives can also be places where people have migrated recently, such as large cities. If a large number of individuals who share your surname have distant relatives in a specific area, it could indicate a connection between your surname and that location, stemming from either recent ancestral ties or migration.
Based on 23andMe data, people with last name Trivedi have recent ancestry locations spanning a few countries, mostly in Pakistan, and India.
RECENT ANCESTRY Location | Percentage |
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Punjab, Pakistan | 17.70% |
Gujarat, India | 14.50% |
Maharashtra, India | 8.10% |
Sindh, Pakistan | 8.10% |
, | 0.00% |
What Trivedi haplogroups can tell you
Haplogroups are genetic population groups that share a common ancestor on either your paternal or maternal line. These paternal and maternal haplogroups shed light on your genetic ancestry and help tell the story of your family.
The top paternal haplogroup of people with the surname Trivedi is O-F2415, which is predominantly found among people with East Asian & Indigenous American ancestry. Haplogroup O-F2415 is descended from haplogroup O-M1359. Other common haplogroups include E-M183 and O-F2859, which are predominantly found among people with European and East Asian & Indigenous American ancestry.
The most common maternal haplogroups of people with Trivedi surname are: M, R, M4_64. These most commonly trace back to individuals of European ancestry.
Your paternal lineage may be linked to the Cham
One of the many populations harboring members of haplogroup O1b1a1a1a1 is the Cham ethnic group, a group of people who speak Austronesian languages in Mainland Southeast Asia. Austronesian languages make up a language family that is extremely large and widespread, comprising over 350 million people on islands such as Madagascar, Easter Island, and many others. However, Austronesian languages are less common on mainland Asia, with a notable exception being the Chamic language. Research suggests that ancestors of the Cham people migrated from Southeast Asian islands to the mainland around the year 500 BCE, and that early Cham populations quickly began mixing with indigenous southern Vietnamese populations. As a result, the Chamic language now has words that were borrowed from languages spoken by indigenous Vietnamese people. It is likely that an ancestral Kinh population was one of the populations that mixed with the Cham people shortly after their migration to mainland Asia.
Your maternal lineage may be linked to many people of Europe and Asia
Most of Europe's most common haplogroups, including H, J, T, V and U, are offshoots of R. Some, like U, were involved in some of the earliest migrations to Europe, while others spread from the Middle East with the dawn of agriculture. These groups spread east as well, reaching Central Asia and India first with early farmers and then with Iron Age migrants. In East Asia, R gave rise to the dominant haplogroups F and B. Members of just one branch of B, B2, migrated from Siberia to the Americas after the peak of the Ice Age 18,000 years ago, where their descendants are found today. However, no other branches of R have been found in the indigenous people of North and South America.
What do people with the surname Trivedi have in common?
Spoiler alert: it's complicated. People with the same last name are usually no more genetically similar than a randomly sampled group of people from the same population. That said, people with the same surname are more likely to have similar ancestries than randomly sampled individuals. The reason is the tendency of people with similar cultural or geographical backgrounds to preferentially mate with one another. That's why people who share a surname may be more likely to share traits and tendencies in common than people within the general population. Check out the percentages below to see the prevalences of tastes, habits, and traits of people with your surname compared with prevalences among 23andMe users.
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Migraine
A severe headache characterized by intense pain, sensitivity to light and sound, and often accompanied by nausea and vomiting.
"Trivedi" Surname 13.7%
23andMe Users 16.4%
Are health conditions linked to the last name Trivedi?
The short answer is that, if there is an association between surname and health, it's usually more about your ancestry than your name. Individuals with a given surname are no more genetically similar than the general population but often have similar ancestries. The populations of people associated with those shared ancestries often have sets of genetic variations, also known as alleles, in common. Some of those alleles are associated with a greater likelihood of developing certain diseases.
Disease variant frequency by ancestry
Disease allele frequencies in populations associated with the surname Trivedi are shown below. Important Note: not everyone with a disease allele will develop these health condition