Nagar
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English
Etymology
Two possible origins:
- Borrowed from Hindi नगर (nagar), which is from Sanskrit नगर (nagara, “city”).
- Borrowed from Hebrew נַגָּר (nagár, “carpenter”), an occupational surname.
Proper noun
Nagar (plural Nagars)
- A surname.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Nagar is the 38532nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 574 individuals. Nagar is most common among Asian/Pacific Islander (59.06%) and White (33.1%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Nagar”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 645.