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

Gadre, 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 Gadre surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Gadre in America

Gadre is the 107134th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Gadre surname appeared 166 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 Gadre.

The history of the last name Gadre

The surname "GADRE" is of Indian origin, traced back to the 16th century in the western Indian state of Maharashtra. It is believed to have derived from the Marathi word "gadra," meaning a hole or a pit, possibly referring to a occupation or location associated with the name.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the surname can be found in the "Ain-i-Akbari," a 16th-century document commissioned by the Mughal Emperor Akbar, which mentions a village called "Gadre" in the Pune region of Maharashtra. This suggests that the name may have originated as a locational surname, referring to someone from that particular village.

In the 17th century, the surname appears in various records of the Maratha Empire, including the chronicles of Shivaji Maharaj, the founder of the Maratha kingdom. One notable figure from this period was Yashwant Gadre, a military commander who served under Shivaji's son, Sambhaji Raje, in the late 17th century.

During the 18th and 19th centuries, the Gadre surname was found among members of the Marathi-speaking Chandraseniya Kayastha Prabhu community, a prominent administrative and scholarly caste in western India. Some notable individuals from this period include Govind Gadre (1789-1872), a renowned scholar and poet, and Mahadev Govind Gadre (1842-1920), a prominent social reformer and member of the Prarthana Samaj, a Hindu reform movement.

In the 20th century, the Gadre surname gained further prominence with individuals like Sarjerao Gadre (1901-1952), a celebrated Marathi writer and playwright, and Gopal Gadre (1928-2018), a well-known actor and director in Marathi theatre and cinema.

Other notable figures with the Gadre surname include Ramchandra Gadre (1908-1991), a renowned painter and art educator, and Laxman Gadre (1941-2018), a respected Marathi writer and journalist.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Gadre

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

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 Gadre 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.

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

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