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

Saxena, 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 Saxena surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Saxena in America

Saxena is the 13338th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Saxena surname appeared 2,286 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 people would have the surname Saxena.

We can also compare 2010 data for Saxena 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 Saxena

The surname Saxena originates from the Indian subcontinent, specifically from the northern regions of India. It is believed to have derived from the Sanskrit word "Saksena," which means "a person from the region of Sakas or Scythians." The Sakas were an ancient Iranian nomadic group that settled in parts of northern India around the 2nd century BCE.

The name Saxena can be traced back to the medieval period in India, where it was commonly found among Brahmin communities in the states of Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh. Some historical records suggest that the name was also present in parts of present-day Punjab and Haryana, indicating the migration and settlement of Saxena families in these regions.

One of the earliest known references to the name Saxena can be found in the Ain-i-Akbari, a 16th-century administrative document commissioned by the Mughal Emperor Akbar. The text mentions several individuals with the surname Saxena who held prominent positions in the Mughal administration.

The Saxena surname has been associated with several notable figures throughout history. Maharishi Swami Dayanand Saraswati (1824-1883), the founder of the Arya Samaj Hindu reform movement, was born into a Saxena family. Another eminent person was Pandit Satyendra Nath Saxena (1888-1958), a renowned Indian historian and Sanskrit scholar.

In the field of literature, Braj Bhushan Saxena (1917-2005) was a celebrated Hindi poet and writer who received the Padma Bhushan, one of India's highest civilian honors. Sachchidanand Hiranand Vatsyayan Agyeya (1911-1987), a pioneer of modern Hindi poetry and criticism, also hailed from a Saxena family.

The name Saxena has also been associated with the Indian freedom struggle against British colonial rule. Pandit Ravi Shankar Shukla Saxena (1892-1945) was a prominent freedom fighter and a close associate of Mahatma Gandhi, who played a crucial role in the Non-Cooperation Movement.

While the surname Saxena has its roots in northern India, it has since spread to other parts of the country and the world due to migration and diaspora. However, the historical origins and significance of this name remain deeply rooted in the cultural and linguistic heritage of the Indian subcontinent.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Saxena

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

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

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