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

Pandher, 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 Pandher surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Pandher in America

Pandher is the 91221st most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Pandher surname appeared 202 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 Pandher.

The history of the last name Pandher

The surname PANDHER originates from the Indian subcontinent, with its roots likely tracing back to the Punjab region of northern India and eastern Pakistan. The name is believed to derive from the Sanskrit word "panth," meaning "path" or "way," suggesting that the original bearers of this name may have been associated with a particular religious or spiritual path.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the PANDHER surname can be found in the Ain-i-Akbari, a 16th-century administrative document commissioned by the Mughal Emperor Akbar. This text mentions a certain Raja Pandher Singh, who ruled over a small principality in what is now the Indian state of Rajasthan.

In the 18th century, the PANDHER name gained prominence with the rise of the Sikh Empire in Punjab. Prominent figures from this era include Sardar Jassa Singh Pandher (1718-1805), a renowned Sikh warrior and leader who played a crucial role in the expansion of the Sikh confederacy under Maharaja Ranjit Singh.

Another notable PANDHER was Sardar Bahadur Sir Ganda Singh Pandher (1854-1944), a distinguished civil servant and administrator during the British Raj. He served as the Lieutenant-Governor of Punjab from 1912 to 1919 and was knighted for his services to the Crown.

The PANDHER name also has associations with the town of Pandher in the Mandi district of Himachal Pradesh, India. This town may have derived its name from the PANDHER clan or vice versa, but the connection between the surname and the place name is not entirely clear.

In more recent times, Dr. Gurnam Singh Pandher (1921-2006) was a renowned educationist and writer who made significant contributions to the promotion of Punjabi language and literature. He served as the Vice-Chancellor of Guru Nanak Dev University in Amritsar and was awarded the prestigious Padma Bhushan by the Government of India.

Another notable figure is Kamal Pandher (1958-present), a former Indian cricketer who represented India in Test and One Day International matches during the 1980s and 1990s. He was known for his aggressive batting style and played a pivotal role in India's historic World Cup victory in 1983.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Pandher

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

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

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