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

Parthasarathy, 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 Parthasarathy surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Parthasarathy in America

Parthasarathy is the 30165th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Parthasarathy surname appeared 777 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 Parthasarathy.

We can also compare 2010 data for Parthasarathy 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 Parthasarathy

The surname Parthasarathy has its origins in India, dating back to the medieval period. It is derived from the Sanskrit words 'Partha' meaning 'Arjuna' (a character from the Mahabharata epic) and 'Sarathy' meaning 'charioteer'. The name was likely given to families who traced their lineage to charioteers or warriors aligned with the Pandava prince Arjuna.

The earliest recorded instances of the name can be found in ancient Hindu scriptures and inscriptions from the 6th century CE onwards. One notable mention is in the Aihole inscriptions from Karnataka, which reference a minister named Parthasarathy during the reign of the Chalukya dynasty.

During the 12th century, the name gained prominence in the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu, where it was associated with the Vaishnava sect of Hinduism. The Sri Parthasarathy Temple in Chennai, dedicated to Lord Krishna as Parthasarathy, was built during this period and remains an important pilgrimage site.

Notable individuals with the surname Parthasarathy throughout history include Alladi Krishnaswami Iyer (1883-1953), a renowned jurist and the first Indian to be appointed as a judge of the Privy Council in London. Another prominent figure was Sir CP Ramaswami Iyer (1879-1966), a lawyer and politician who served as the Dewan of Travancore and later as a member of the Viceroy's Executive Council.

In the field of literature, the Tamil writer and philosopher Vedanta Desikan (1268-1369), also known as Venkatanatha Vedanta Desikan or Parthasarathy, made significant contributions to the Sri Vaishnava tradition. The Marathi poet and scholar Mahipati (1715-1790), whose full name was Mahipati Parthasarathy, is remembered for his works such as the Bhakta Vijaya and Bhakta Lilamruta.

The name has also been associated with several influential figures in the field of science and technology. Dr. Rangaswamy Parthasarathy (1924-2019) was an eminent nuclear scientist who played a key role in India's nuclear program, while Dr. Parthasarathy Iyengar (1920-2015) was a pioneering mathematician and statistician.

Throughout its history, the surname Parthasarathy has held a significant presence in various spheres of Indian society, reflecting its deep-rooted cultural and religious associations.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Parthasarathy

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

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

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