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

Hariprasad, 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 Hariprasad surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Hariprasad in America

Hariprasad is the 132206th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Hariprasad surname appeared 128 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 Hariprasad.

We can also compare 2010 data for Hariprasad 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 Hariprasad

The surname HARIPRASAD originates from the Indian subcontinent, specifically from the Sanskrit language. It is a compound name derived from the words 'Hari' meaning 'Lord Vishnu' and 'Prasad' meaning 'grace' or 'blessing'. Thus, the name HARIPRASAD can be translated as 'the grace of Lord Vishnu'.

HARIPRASAD is a Hindu name, and its earliest known references can be traced back to ancient Indian texts and scriptures dating back to the 5th century BCE. The name was commonly found among the Brahmin community, who were the priestly and scholarly class in the Hindu caste system.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name HARIPRASAD can be found in the Puranas, a collection of ancient Hindu texts that recount stories and legends of the gods and heroes. In the 9th century CE, a renowned Sanskrit scholar and poet named HARIPRASAD authored several works, including the 'Harivijaya', a poetic work praising Lord Vishnu.

During the medieval period, the HARIPRASAD surname was prominent among the ruling dynasties of various Indian kingdoms. In the 12th century, HARIPRASAD was the name of a Rajput ruler who governed a small principality in present-day Rajasthan. Another notable figure was HARIPRASAD Thakur, a 16th-century Hindu reformer and saint from Bengal, whose teachings influenced the Vaishnava tradition.

In the 18th century, HARIPRASAD Shastri was a renowned Sanskrit scholar and grammarian from Varanasi, who authored several works on Sanskrit grammar and literature. His treatise, 'Hariprasad Vyakarana', was widely studied and influential in the field of Sanskrit linguistics.

During the 19th century, HARIPRASAD Ghosh was a prominent figure in the Bengal Renaissance, a socio-cultural movement that sought to modernize and reform Bengali society. He was a renowned educator and social reformer who established several educational institutions and advocated for women's education.

Another notable figure with the surname HARIPRASAD was Pandit HARIPRASAD Sharma, a 20th-century Indian philosopher and scholar who made significant contributions to the study of Advaita Vedanta, a branch of Hindu philosophy.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Hariprasad

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

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

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