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

Sarat, 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 Sarat surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Sarat in America

Sarat is the 64891st most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Sarat surname appeared 306 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 Sarat.

We can also compare 2010 data for Sarat 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 Sarat

The surname SARAT is of Indian origin, believed to have originated in the eastern regions of the Indian subcontinent. It is derived from the Sanskrit word "Sarad," which means "autumn" or "season of harvest." The name likely referred to individuals who were born during the autumn season or whose occupation was associated with the harvest.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the surname SARAT can be found in the Ain-i-Akbari, a 16th-century administrative document compiled during the reign of the Mughal Emperor Akbar. It mentions individuals with the surname SARAT serving as administrators and landowners in the Bengal region.

In the 18th century, the SARAT surname appeared in records of the East India Company, where individuals with this name held prominent positions as traders and administrators. One notable figure was Ramdulal Sarat, a wealthy merchant and philanthropist who lived in Calcutta (now Kolkata) in the late 18th century.

Another historical figure bearing the SARAT surname was Chandra Kumar Sarat, a renowned artist and painter from Bengal who lived from 1838 to 1912. His work was heavily influenced by the Bengal Renaissance and depicted scenes from Hindu mythology and traditional Bengali life.

In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, the SARAT surname gained prominence in the literary and academic circles of Bengal. Chandra Nath Sarat (1861-1924) was a respected scholar and writer who authored several books on Bengali literature and culture.

Pulinbihari Sarat (1892-1952) was a noted Bengali playwright and novelist, best known for his works exploring social issues and the lives of the urban middle class in Bengal. His plays and novels, such as "Aranyer Adhikar" and "Srikanter Will," are considered classics of Bengali literature.

While the SARAT surname originated in the eastern regions of India, it has since spread to other parts of the country and even to different parts of the world through migration and diaspora communities. However, the name's roots can be traced back to the ancient Sanskrit language and the cultural traditions of Bengal.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Sarat

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

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

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