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Frequency: (136)
(number of times this surname appears in a sample database of 88.7 million names, representing one third of the 1997 US population)
1. French: nickname from loyal ‘faithful’, ‘honest’.
2. Indian (Maharashtra): Hindu (Brahman) name of unknown meaning, found among the Konkanasth Brahmans of Maharashtra.
GIVEN NAMES: Indian 6%. Shamsher, Sushil.
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