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

Badami, 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 Badami surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Badami in America

Badami is the 46404th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Badami surname appeared 459 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname Badami.

We can also compare 2010 data for Badami 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 Badami

The surname Badami is believed to have originated in India, specifically in the southern region of Karnataka. It is derived from the town of Badami, located in the Bagalkot district of Karnataka, which was once the capital of the Chalukya dynasty during the 6th to 8th centuries CE.

Badami is a Kannada word that means "almond." The town was likely named after the abundance of almond trees in the region. The earliest known written records of the surname Badami date back to the 12th century CE, when it appeared in local administrative documents and inscriptions.

During the reign of the Chalukya dynasty, Badami was a thriving cultural and architectural center. The Badami Cave Temples, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, were carved out of sandstone cliffs and are a significant example of Indian rock-cut architecture from that period.

One of the earliest known individuals with the surname Badami was Vijayaditya Badami, a Kannada poet and scholar who lived in the 13th century CE. He is renowned for his works such as the "Vijayapurana" and "Harivamshapurana."

In the 14th century, Basavanna Badami, a prominent figure in the Lingayat religious movement, was known for his writings on Veerashaivism, a prominent Hindu tradition in Karnataka.

During the 16th century, Mallappa Badami was a renowned architect and sculptor who contributed to the construction of several temples and monuments in the Deccan region, including the Virupaksha Temple in Hampi.

Another notable individual with the surname Badami was Shivappa Badami, a 17th-century Kannada poet and playwright who wrote several influential works, including the epic "Kavirajamarga."

In more recent history, Shankar Badami was a prominent Indian freedom fighter and social reformer from Karnataka, who participated in the Indian independence movement against British rule in the early 20th century.

The surname Badami continues to be prevalent in the southern Indian states, particularly in Karnataka, where it has strong historical and cultural roots.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Badami

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

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 Badami 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 Badami 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 Badami was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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