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

Gokhale, 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 Gokhale surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Gokhale in America

Gokhale is the 37792nd most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Gokhale surname appeared 588 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 Gokhale.

We can also compare 2010 data for Gokhale 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 Gokhale

The surname Gokhale is of Indian origin, specifically from the state of Maharashtra. It is believed to have originated in the 13th or 14th century during the reign of the Yadava Dynasty in the Deccan region.

The name Gokhale is derived from the Sanskrit word 'Gokul', which means a cowherd or a protector of cows. This suggests that the earliest bearers of this surname may have been engaged in cattle rearing or related activities.

One of the earliest recorded references to the Gokhale surname can be found in the Peshwa Daftar, a collection of historical documents from the Maratha Empire. These records mention several individuals with the surname Gokhale holding various positions within the Maratha administration.

In the 16th century, a notable Gokhale was Govind Pant Gokhale, a Marathi saint and poet who lived between 1530 and 1609. He composed several devotional works and is revered in the Varkari tradition of Maharashtra.

Another prominent figure with the Gokhale surname was Gopal Krishna Gokhale, a social reformer, and leader of the Indian independence movement. He was born in 1866 and played a crucial role in the early stages of the Indian National Congress. Gokhale was also a respected scholar and served as the president of the Fergusson College in Pune.

In the 20th century, Gopal Ganesh Gokhale, born in 1876, was a renowned educationist and social worker. He founded the Servants of India Society, an organization dedicated to promoting education and social welfare.

Sarvapalli Radhakrishnan, the second President of India, was born in 1888 with the surname Gokhale, which was later changed to Radhakrishnan. He was a prominent philosopher and author, known for his contributions to the Indian philosophical tradition.

Dilip Kumar Gokhale, born in 1925, was a distinguished Indian diplomat who served as the Ambassador of India to several countries, including China and the United States.

The Gokhale surname has also been associated with various place names in Maharashtra, such as Gokhale Nagar, a suburb of Pune, and Gokhale Institute of Politics and Economics, a prestigious educational institution in Pune.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Gokhale

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

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

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