Explore the Family Name Vijayan

The meaning of Vijayan

Indian (mainly southern states): from a personal name derived from Sanskrit vijay ‘victory’. — 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.

Dictionary of American Family Names, 2nd edition, © Oxford University Press, 2022.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Vijayan has significantly increased in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked 121,780th most popular surname but by 2010, it had climbed to rank 61,745. This represents an impressive change of approximately 49.3%. The count of individuals with the Vijayan surname also expanded from 131 in 2000 to 325 in 2010 showing a surge of 148.09%. Similarly, the proportion per 100k people also saw a significant boost from 0.05 to 0.11, marking a growth of 120%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#121,780	#61,745	49.3%
Count	131	325	148.09%
Proportion per 100k	0.05	0.11	120%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Vijayan

As for the ethnic identity associated with the Vijayan surname, based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the majority identify as Asian/Pacific Islander. In 2000, this group made up 93.89% of those with the surname, increasing slightly to 95.08% in 2010. On the other hand, the percentage identifying as White experienced a downward shift from 4.58% in 2000 to 3.38% in 2010, a dip of 26.2%. It is important to note that there were no individuals who identified as belonging to two or more races, Hispanic, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either year.

	2000	2010	Change
Asian/Pacific Islander	93.89%	95.08%	1.27%
White	4.58%	3.38%	-26.2%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
Hispanic	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%