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

Solanki, 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 Solanki surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Solanki in America

Solanki is the 20019th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Solanki surname appeared 1,337 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 Solanki.

We can also compare 2010 data for Solanki 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 Solanki

The surname Solanki is of Indian origin, specifically from the state of Gujarat in western India. It is believed to have originated in the medieval period, around the 9th to 11th centuries CE.

The name is derived from the Sanskrit word "Solankhi," which means "the army of the warrior clan." This suggests that the Solankis were a clan or community of warriors or soldiers in ancient India.

The Solanki clan is closely associated with the Chalukya dynasty, which ruled over parts of present-day Gujarat and Rajasthan between the 6th and 12th centuries CE. The Solankis are believed to have been a branch of the Chalukyas and served as military commanders and rulers in their own right.

One of the earliest recorded references to the Solanki name can be found in the Navasakha inscriptions, which date back to the 10th century CE. These inscriptions mention the Solanki rulers of the Lata region, which encompassed parts of modern-day Gujarat.

The Solanki dynasty was a prominent ruling family in Gujarat during the 11th and 12th centuries CE. Notable rulers from this dynasty include Bhima I (1022-1064 CE), Karna (1064-1094 CE), and Siddharaja Jayasimha (1094-1143 CE).

Another significant historical figure with the Solanki surname was Acharya Hemachandra (1088-1172 CE), a renowned Jain philosopher, scholar, and polymath who served as a minister in the court of Siddharaja Jayasimha.

In later centuries, the Solanki surname can be found in various historical records and manuscripts from Gujarat and surrounding regions.

Other notable individuals with the Solanki surname include Prithviraj Solanki (1166-1192 CE), a famous warrior and ruler of the Chauhan dynasty, and Amarsingh Solanki (1598-1628 CE), a military commander who served under the Mughal emperor Jahangir.

The Solanki surname is also associated with several place names in Gujarat, such as Solanki village in Mehsana district and Solankipura in Ahmedabad district, further emphasizing the historical presence and significance of this community in the region.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Solanki

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

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

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