Ramakrishnan

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Tamil ராமகிருஷ்ணன் (rāmakiruṣṇaṉ).

Proper noun

Ramakrishnan (plural Ramakrishnans)

1. A surname from Tamil.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Ramakrishnan is the 19456^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1389 individuals. Ramakrishnan is most common among Asian/Pacific Islander (96.33%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Ramakrishnan”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.