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

Rengarajan, 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 Rengarajan surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Rengarajan in America

Rengarajan is the 136449th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Rengarajan surname appeared 123 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 Rengarajan.

The history of the last name Rengarajan

The surname Rengarajan is of Indian origin, specifically from the Tamil-speaking regions of southern India. It is believed to have emerged during the medieval period, possibly as early as the 9th or 10th century CE.

The name Rengarajan is derived from the combination of two Tamil words: "Rengam" meaning "red" or "ruby," and "Rajan" meaning "king" or "ruler." This suggests that the name may have been initially bestowed upon individuals with a regal or noble lineage, or those who had a connection to the ruby trade or mining industry.

While there are no definitive historical records or manuscripts explicitly mentioning the name Rengarajan, it is possible that the name may have appeared in ancient Tamil literary works or inscriptions from the Chola, Pandya, or Pallava dynasties, which ruled over various parts of southern India during the medieval period.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Rengarajan can be traced back to the 14th century, when a Tamil scholar and poet named Rengarajan Varadachhari lived and contributed to the rich literary traditions of the region. Another notable figure was Rengarajan Nagaswamy, a renowned archaeologist and epigraphist who specialized in the study of ancient Tamil inscriptions and monuments, born in 1928 and passed away in 2018.

In the realm of politics, Rengarajan Kumaramangalam, born in 1938, served as a member of the Indian Parliament and held various ministerial positions in the Indian government. Additionally, Rengarajan Ramanujam, born in 1938, was a distinguished mathematician and computer scientist who made significant contributions to the field of combinatorics.

Another prominent individual bearing the name Rengarajan was Rengarajan Chandrasekaran, a celebrated music composer and violinist in the Carnatic music tradition, who lived from 1912 to 1999.

It is worth noting that while the name Rengarajan is predominantly found in the Tamil-speaking regions of southern India, it has also spread to other parts of the country and abroad due to migration and cultural exchanges over the centuries.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Rengarajan

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

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

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