Explore the Family Name Venugopal

The meaning of Venugopal

Indian (mainly southern states): from a personal name from Sanskrit meaning ‘Gopala, the flute player’, referring to Lord Krishna. — 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 Venugopal in the United States?

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Venugopal has significantly increased between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Venugopal was ranked 62,046 in terms of popularity, but by 2010, it had jumped to 36,286, an impressive change of 41.52%. The count of people with this surname also more than doubled from 302 in 2000 to 617 in 2010, showing a growth rate of 104.3%. The proportion per 100,000 people similarly rose dramatically, from 0.11 in 2000 to 0.21 in 2010, marking an increase of 90.91%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#62,046	#36,286	41.52%
Count	302	617	104.3%
Proportion per 100k	0.11	0.21	90.91%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Venugopal

In terms of ethnic identity, the Decennial U.S. Census data shows that the majority of individuals with the Venugopal surname identify as Asian/Pacific Islander. This group grew from representing 90.40% of all Venugopals in 2000 to 94.49% in 2010, a positive change of 4.52%. Those identifying with two or more races decreased from 6.29% to 2.27%, a drop of 63.91%. Similarly, those identifying as White also fell from 3.31% in 2000 to 2.43% in 2010, marking a decrease of 26.59%. No individual with the Venugopal surname identified as Hispanic, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either year.

	2000	2010	Change
Asian/Pacific Islander	90.4%	94.49%	4.52%
White	3.31%	2.43%	-26.59%
Two or More Races	6.29%	2.27%	-63.91%
Hispanic	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%