Frequency: (100)
(number of times this surname appears in a sample database of 88.7 million names, representing one third of the 1997 US population)
Indian (Gujarat and Bombay): Parsi occupational name for a supplier of goods or services, from the English word contractor.
GIVEN NAMES: Indian 56%; Muslim 27%. Jayshree (2), Lalan (2), Mehesh (2), Rashmi (2), Sunil (2), Usha (2), Aashish, Ashvin, Avinash, Bakul, Bhanu, Bharat; Abbas (2), Ali, Farokh, Gulam, Hanif, Hatim, Ibrahim, Iqbal, Kaid, Mukhtar, Munaf, Noshir.
See the Key to the Dictionary or consult the General Introduction for further explanation.
