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

Bhaskaran, 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 Bhaskaran surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Bhaskaran in America

Bhaskaran is the 66164th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Bhaskaran surname appeared 299 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 Bhaskaran.

We can also compare 2010 data for Bhaskaran 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 Bhaskaran

The surname BHASKARAN has its origins in India and is derived from the Sanskrit language. It is believed to have emerged as a surname during the medieval period, around the 8th to 12th centuries AD.

The name BHASKARAN is a combination of two words - "Bhaskar" meaning the sun or the sun god, and the suffix "an" which denotes a sense of belonging or possession. It is likely that the surname was initially adopted by individuals who were associated with the worship of the sun god or those who hailed from regions where sun worship was prevalent.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the surname BHASKARAN can be found in the Chola inscriptions, which were stone edicts commissioned by the Chola Dynasty that ruled parts of southern India between the 9th and 13th centuries AD. These inscriptions often documented land grants, tax exemptions, and other administrative matters, and sometimes included the names of individuals involved.

During the reign of the Vijayanagar Empire, which ruled large parts of southern India from the 14th to 17th centuries, the BHASKARAN surname gained prominence. Notably, Bhaskaracharya, a renowned mathematician and astronomer from the 12th century, is believed to have hailed from a family with the BHASKARAN surname.

In more recent history, several notable individuals have borne the BHASKARAN surname. One such person was Ravi Bhaskaran, an Indian cricketer who played domestic cricket for Tamil Nadu in the 1960s and 1970s. Another prominent figure was Dr. K. Bhaskaran, an Indian scientist who played a pivotal role in the development of India's space program and was awarded the Padma Bhushan, one of the highest civilian honors in India, in 2014.

Other notable individuals with the BHASKARAN surname include Narayanan Bhaskaran, an Indian classical dancer and choreographer who received the Padma Shri award in 2007, and K. R. Bhaskaran, an Indian physicist and former director of the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research in Mumbai.

While the surname BHASKARAN is most commonly found in southern India, particularly in the states of Tamil Nadu and Kerala, it has also spread to other parts of the country and the world due to migration and diaspora communities.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Bhaskaran

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

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

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