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

Dosanjh, 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 Dosanjh surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Dosanjh in America

Dosanjh is the 34707th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Dosanjh surname appeared 651 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 Dosanjh.

We can also compare 2010 data for Dosanjh 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 Dosanjh

The surname Dosanjh originates from the Punjab region of India and Pakistan. It is a Sikh name that has its roots in the early 17th century. The name is derived from the Punjabi word 'dosanjh', which means 'one who lives in the evening'.

The earliest recorded use of the name Dosanjh can be traced back to the town of Dosanjh Kalan in the Jalandhar district of Punjab, India. It is believed that the name was first used by a Sikh family that lived in this town during the time of Guru Arjan Dev Ji, the fifth Sikh Guru.

The name Dosanjh is also connected to the Punjabi word 'dosanj', which means 'dusk'. This suggests that the name may have been given to families or individuals who worked or lived during the evening hours.

One of the earliest documented references to the name Dosanjh can be found in the Sikh scriptures known as the Guru Granth Sahib. In the writings of Guru Arjan Dev Ji, there is a mention of a devotee named Dosanjh who was a resident of the town of Dosanjh Kalan.

Throughout history, there have been several notable individuals with the surname Dosanjh. One of the most famous was Bhai Mani Singh Dosanjh (1644-1737), a prominent Sikh scholar and warrior who played a significant role in the preservation of the Sikh faith during the turbulent times of the 17th and 18th centuries.

Another notable figure was Ranjit Singh Dosanjh (1781-1839), a Sikh ruler who established the Sikh Empire in the Punjab region. He is credited with uniting various Sikh kingdoms and territories into a powerful and prosperous empire.

In more recent times, Ujjal Dosanjh (born 1947) is a Canadian politician who served as the Premier of British Columbia from 2000 to 2001. He was the first Indo-Canadian to hold this position.

Balbir Singh Dosanjh (born 1950) is a former Indian cricketer who played Test cricket for India in the 1970s. He was a right-arm medium-pace bowler and was part of the Indian team that won the 1983 Cricket World Cup.

Lastly, Dr. Jaswant Singh Dosanjh (1922-2009) was a prominent Indian civil servant and economist who served as the Governor of the Reserve Bank of India from 1976 to 1978.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Dosanjh

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

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

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