Chaturvedi

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Hindi चतुर्वेदी (caturvedī, “knowing the four Vedas”).

Proper noun

Chaturvedi (plural Chaturvedis)

1. A surname from Hindi.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Chaturvedi is the 40672^nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 537 individuals. Chaturvedi is most common among Asian/Pacific Islander (96.09%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Chaturvedi”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 320.