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

Chandrasekar, 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 Chandrasekar surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Chandrasekar in America

Chandrasekar is the 61745th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Chandrasekar surname appeared 325 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 Chandrasekar.

We can also compare 2010 data for Chandrasekar 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 Chandrasekar

The surname "CHANDRASEKAR" has its origins in the Indian subcontinent, with roots tracing back to ancient times. It is a compound name derived from the Sanskrit words "Chandra," meaning moon, and "Sekar," which translates to crown or crest.

This name likely originated among Hindu communities, where celestial bodies like the moon held significant religious and cultural significance. It may have initially been used as a descriptive term or title bestowed upon individuals with a distinguished presence or regal bearing, akin to being "crowned by the moon."

Some of the earliest known references to variations of this surname can be found in ancient Hindu texts and inscriptions dating back to the Gupta Empire period, which spanned from the 3rd to the 6th century CE. These records often mentioned individuals with titles or epithets related to the moon, indicating the name's early association with celestial symbolism.

One notable figure bearing a similar name was Chandrasekhar, an Indian mathematician and astrophysicist born in 1910, who is renowned for his groundbreaking work on the theoretical modeling of black holes and his contributions to the study of stellar evolution. His pioneering research earned him the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1983.

Another historical reference can be found in the 16th-century Indian epic poem "Ramacharitamanas" by Goswami Tulsidas, which mentions a character named Chandrasekhar, who was a devoted follower of the Hindu deity Lord Rama.

In the 17th century, a renowned Indian scholar and philosopher named Chandrasekhara Saraswati, born in 1637, made significant contributions to the field of Advaita Vedanta, a branch of Hindu philosophy. His writings and teachings influenced generations of scholars and spiritual seekers.

During the Mughal Empire era, which spanned from the 16th to the 19th century, there are records of individuals bearing variations of the name "Chandrasekar" serving as courtiers, administrators, and military leaders under various Mughal rulers.

In more recent times, the surname "CHANDRASEKAR" has been associated with several notable figures, such as Chandrasekhara Venkata Raman, an Indian physicist born in 1888, who won the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1930 for his pioneering work on the scattering of light and the discovery of the Raman effect.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Chandrasekar

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

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

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