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

Chandrasekaran, 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 Chandrasekaran surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Chandrasekaran in America

Chandrasekaran is the 27845th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Chandrasekaran surname appeared 862 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 Chandrasekaran.

We can also compare 2010 data for Chandrasekaran 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 Chandrasekaran

The surname Chandrasekaran is of Indian origin, deriving from the Sanskrit words "Chandra" meaning "moon" and "Sekaran" meaning "crowned" or "adorned with". It is believed to have originated in Tamil Nadu, a state in southern India, sometime around the 5th or 6th century CE.

The earliest known records of the name can be traced back to ancient Tamil literature and inscriptions from the Chola dynasty, which ruled over parts of modern-day Tamil Nadu between the 9th and 13th centuries CE. These inscriptions often mentioned individuals with the title "Chandrasekaran", suggesting it was a honorific name given to those of high social standing or royal lineage.

One of the earliest notable individuals with the surname was Chandrasekaran Acharya, a renowned Tamil scholar and poet who lived in the 11th century CE. He is known for his literary works, including the "Tirukkural Vritti", a commentary on the famous Tamil literary work "Tirukkural".

Another prominent figure with the surname was Chandrasekaran Sivacharya, a 14th-century Tamil philosopher and religious leader. He was instrumental in reviving and promoting the Saiva Siddhanta philosophy, a prominent school of Hinduism in Tamil Nadu.

In the 16th century, a village named Chandrasekharapuram, derived from the surname, was established in the present-day Thanjavur district of Tamil Nadu. This village was known for its temple dedicated to Lord Chandrasekhareshvara, a form of the Hindu deity Shiva.

One of the most famous bearers of the name in modern times was Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar, an Indian-American astrophysicist born in 1910. He is best known for his groundbreaking work on the theoretical understanding of black holes and for which he received the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1983.

Chandrasekaran has also been the surname of several prominent figures in various fields, including Chandrasekaran Venkataraman, an Indian politician who served as the 8th President of India from 1987 to 1992, and Chandrasekaran Rajagopalachari, a prominent Indian independence activist and the last Governor-General of India.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Chandrasekaran

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

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

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