Upadhyay
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English
Etymology
Borrowed from Hindi उपाध्याय (upādhyāy), occupational surname from Sanskrit उपाध्याय (upādhyāya, “teacher, preceptor”).
Proper noun
Upadhyay (plural Upadhyays)
- A surname from Hindi.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Upadhyay is the 20780th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1271 individuals. Upadhyay is most common among Asian/Pacific Islander (93.71%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Upadhyay”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.