Find out how popular the last name Aggarwal is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Aggarwal.

Aggarwal, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Aggarwal surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Aggarwal in America

Aggarwal is the 12429th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Aggarwal surname appeared 2,500 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 people would have the surname Aggarwal.

We can also compare 2010 data for Aggarwal to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Aggarwal

The surname "Aggarwal" originates from the Indian subcontinent and is believed to have its roots in the Sanskrit language. It is derived from the words "agra" meaning "foremost" or "excellent" and "vala" meaning "belonging to". Together, the name signifies "belonging to the excellent or foremost".

The name is predominantly found among the Agarwal community, a prominent mercantile and trading community that historically hailed from the regions of Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, and Haryana in northern India. The earliest recorded instances of the name can be traced back to the 16th century.

One of the earliest known references to the Aggarwal surname is found in the writings of the Mughal Emperor Akbar's court historian, Abul Fazl, who mentioned the Agarwal community in his work, the Akbarnama, in the late 16th century.

In the 17th century, the name appears in various trading and business records from the regions of Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh, reflecting the community's involvement in commerce and trade during that period.

Some notable individuals with the surname Aggarwal throughout history include:

1. Govardhan Aggarwal (1793-1858), a prominent businessman and philanthropist from Rajasthan, known for his contributions to education and social welfare.
2. Devi Prasad Aggarwal (1889-1960), an Indian freedom fighter and politician who played an active role in the Indian independence movement.
3. Ramesh Chandra Aggarwal (1901-1975), a renowned Indian mathematician and academic, known for his contributions to the field of numerical analysis.
4. Kamla Aggarwal (1915-2008), a pioneering Indian biochemist and one of the first female scientists to receive the prestigious Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize.
5. Vinod Khosla (born 1955), an Indian-American businessman and venture capitalist, co-founder of Sun Microsystems and Khosla Ventures.

The surname Aggarwal has been associated with various place names and older spellings throughout its history, reflecting the community's migrations and settlements across different regions of India.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Aggarwal

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Aggarwal.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Aggarwal was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Aggarwal has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Aggarwal was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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