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

Sriram, 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 Sriram surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Sriram in America

Sriram is the 27646th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Sriram surname appeared 870 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 Sriram.

We can also compare 2010 data for Sriram 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 Sriram

The surname SRIRAM has its origins in the Indian subcontinent, specifically in regions where Tamil and Sanskrit languages were spoken. It is derived from the Sanskrit words "Sri" meaning auspicious or prosperous, and "Ram" which is one of the names of the Hindu god Rama. The name effectively means "the auspicious Rama" or "the prosperous Rama".

The earliest recorded instances of the surname SRIRAM can be traced back to the 7th century CE in ancient Tamil literature and inscriptions found in various parts of South India. During this period, the name was often used as a title or honorific for individuals who were patrons of the arts, literature, and religion.

In the 12th century, the SRIRAM surname gained significant prominence when it was adopted by members of the Vijayanagar Empire, one of the largest Hindu empires in South India. Several prominent poets, scholars, and administrators during this period bore the SRIRAM surname, including the famous poet and playwright Sriram Venkatadri Nayaka (1480-1564).

As the Indian subcontinent underwent various cultural and linguistic shifts, the SRIRAM surname spread to other regions, particularly in areas where Telugu and Kannada languages were spoken. Notable historical figures with this surname include Sriram Rayalu (1670-1738), a prominent Telugu poet and scholar during the Nayak dynasty, and Sriram Shastri (1856-1924), a renowned Kannada scholar and writer.

In the 20th century, the SRIRAM surname gained international recognition through the works of the Indian philosopher and social reformer Sriram Sharma (1913-2003), who founded the Gayatri Pariwar movement and authored several influential books on Hindu philosophy.

Other notable individuals with the SRIRAM surname include:

1. Sriram Parthasarathy (1938-2022), an Indian nuclear scientist and a key figure in India's nuclear program.
2. Sriram Raghavan (born 1963), an Indian film director known for critically acclaimed movies like "Ek Hasina Thi" and "Andhadhun".
3. Sriram Krishnan (born 1976), an Indian-American serial entrepreneur and investor in the technology industry.
4. Sriram Balasubramanian (born 1966), an Indian-American chemical biologist and co-inventor of the Solexa sequencing technology.
5. Sriram Madhusudanan (born 1978), an Indian-American entrepreneur and co-founder of the software company Instructure.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Sriram

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

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

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