Frequency: (101)
(number of times this surname appears in a sample database of 88.7 million names, representing one third of the 1997 US population)
Indian: honorific term used with the names of women, from Sanskrit devī ‘goddess’. It is used as a last name by some women who do not have a surname as such.
GIVEN NAMES: Indian 85%. Shanti (6), Uma (4), Gayatri (3), Bimla (2), Chandra (2), Kamla (2), Amala, Aruna, Asha, Darshan, Durga, Indira.
See the Key to the Dictionary or consult the General Introduction for further explanation.
