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

Chanda, 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 Chanda surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Chanda in America

Chanda is the 30139th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Chanda surname appeared 778 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 Chanda.

We can also compare 2010 data for Chanda 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 Chanda

The surname Chanda is believed to have originated in India. It is derived from the Sanskrit word 'chanda,' which means 'delight' or 'desire.' The name is most commonly found in the states of Rajasthan, Gujarat, and Maharashtra.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the surname Chanda can be found in the Ain-i-Akbari, a 16th-century document commissioned by the Mughal Emperor Akbar. The text mentions a village called Chandawat, which was likely named after a person with the surname Chanda.

In the 17th century, there are records of a Rajput chieftain named Chanda Singh, who ruled over a small principality in the Mewar region of present-day Rajasthan. His descendants continued to use the Chanda surname for several generations.

During the Maratha Empire in the 18th century, there was a prominent Marathi military leader named Yashwantrao Chanda. He served under the Peshwa rulers and played a crucial role in several battles against the Mughals and the British East India Company.

In more recent history, Pramod Chanda (1918-1998) was a renowned Indian poet and writer who primarily wrote in Bengali. He was awarded the Sahitya Akademi Award, India's highest literary honor, in 1967 for his poetry collection "Bakhtiyarer Ghora."

Another notable figure with the Chanda surname is Baidyanath Chanda (1877-1949), a pioneering Indian archaeologist and historian. He conducted extensive research on the ancient Indus Valley Civilization and was instrumental in deciphering the Indus script.

The surname Chanda has also been associated with several place names in India. For example, Chandavad is a town in the Jamnagar district of Gujarat, and Chandamari is a locality in the city of Kolkata, West Bengal.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Chanda

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

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

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