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

Sundaresan, 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 Sundaresan surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Sundaresan in America

Sundaresan is the 57234th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Sundaresan surname appeared 356 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 Sundaresan.

We can also compare 2010 data for Sundaresan 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 Sundaresan

The surname SUNDARESAN is of Indian origin, specifically from the Tamil-speaking regions of southern India. It traces its roots back to the 8th century CE during the reign of the Pallava dynasty.

The name SUNDARESAN is derived from the Tamil words "Sundara" meaning beautiful and "Esan" meaning Lord or God. It is believed to have originally referred to an epithet or title given to devotees of Lord Shiva, one of the principal deities in Hinduism.

Records from the Pallava era, such as temple inscriptions and copper plate grants, have revealed instances of individuals bearing variations of the name SUNDARESAN. These early records date back to the reign of the Pallava king Nandivarman II (730-796 CE).

One of the earliest known references to the name can be found in the Vaikunta Perumal Temple in Kanchipuram, Tamil Nadu, where an inscription from the 9th century CE mentions a person named "Sundara Panditar" who made a donation to the temple.

Over the centuries, the name SUNDARESAN has been associated with several notable individuals from various walks of life. One of the most prominent figures was Sundara Pandya (1254-1293 CE), who was the ruler of the Pandyan kingdom located in present-day Tamil Nadu.

Another notable bearer of the name was Sundara Ramasami (1865-1904), who was a Tamil scholar and activist who played a significant role in the Indian independence movement against British rule.

In the field of literature, Sundara Ramaswamy (1887-1960) was a renowned Tamil writer and poet who was awarded the prestigious Sahitya Akademi Award in 1958 for his work "Sangaramil Mounamana Kavithaigal."

The name SUNDARESAN has also been associated with individuals in the field of music and performing arts. For instance, Sundara Bai (1908-1964) was a celebrated Carnatic vocalist and a recipient of the Sangita Kalanidhi award, one of the highest honors in Carnatic music.

Another notable bearer of the name was Sundara Shastri (1895-1972), who was a renowned Sanskrit scholar and the first Vice-Chancellor of Kashi Vidyapith University in Varanasi.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Sundaresan

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

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

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