Frequency: (555)
(number of times this surname appears in a sample database of 88.7 million names, representing one third of the 1997 US population)
Indian (Panjab): Hindu (Khatri) and Sikh name of a clan in the Khatri community, whose ancestor is said to have been called Kapoor Chand. The derivation is from a personal name meaning ‘camphor’ (Sanskrit karpūra). In Sanskrit literature, it is quite common as a personal name, and there is also a feminine form, karpūrikā. Many compound names are also found with karpūa as the first element: masculine names such as Karpuravarsha, Karpurasena, as well as feminine names such as Karpuratilaka and Karpuramanjari.
GIVEN NAMES: Indian 90%. Ashok (13), Vijay (13), Anil (10), Raj (10), Rakesh (9), Vinod (9), Sanjay (8), Deepak (6), Ajay (5), Amit (5), Atul (5), Sunil (5).
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