Yadav
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English
Etymology
Transliteration of Hindi यादव (yādav), Nepali यादव (yādav).
Noun
Yadav (plural Yadavs or Yadav)
- A member of a grouping of traditionally non-elite, peasant-pastoral communities or castes in the Indian Subcontinent.
Proper noun
Yadav (plural Yadavs)
- A surname from Sanskrit.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Yadav is the 15734th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1853 individuals. Yadav is most common among Asian/Pacific Islander (94.01%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Yadav”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.