Ranjan

English

Etymology

Ultimately from the Sanskrit personal name रञ्जन (rañjana, “pleasing, charming, rejoicing”).

Proper noun

Ranjan (plural Ranjans)

1. A surname from Sanskrit.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Ranjan is the 40976^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 532 individuals. Ranjan is most common among Asian/Pacific Islander (95.86%) individuals.

Further reading

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