Explore the Family Name Wadhwa

The meaning of Wadhwa

Indian (Punjab): Arora and Sikh name of unexplained etymology. Some characteristic forenames: Indian Ashok, Vivek, Anil, Atul, Om, Raj, Ranjan, Satish, Subodh, Suresh, Abhay, Ajay.

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

According to the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Wadhwa has seen a substantial increase in its popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was the 41,722nd most popular surname in the United States, with a count of 491, or 0.18 per 100,000 people. By 2010, the rank had climbed to 27,435th, with an impressive rise of 34.24%. The total count of individuals bearing the Wadhwa surname also swelled by nearly 80% during this decade, from 491 to 879, representing a proportion of 0.3 per 100,000 people, a jump of 66.67%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#41,722	#27,435	34.24%
Count	491	879	79.02%
Proportion per 100k	0.18	0.3	66.67%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Wadhwa

In terms of ethnic identity, the Decennial U.S. Census data shows that the majority of individuals with the Wadhwa surname identify as Asian/Pacific Islander. This group increased from making up 82.69% of all Wadhwans in 2000 to 88.74% in 2010, a percentage change of 7.32%. Those identifying as having two or more ethnicities decreased significantly, from 9.16% in 2000 to just 3.87% in 2010, a drop of 57.75%. The proportion of white Wadhwans also fell by 17.94% during this period while those identifying as Hispanic saw a small decrease of 4.2%. No Wadhwans identified as Black or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either census year.

	2000	2010	Change
Asian/Pacific Islander	82.69%	88.74%	7.32%
White	6.52%	5.35%	-17.94%
Two or More Races	9.16%	3.87%	-57.75%
Hispanic	1.43%	1.37%	-4.2%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%