Iyer
English
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Tamil ஐயர் (aiyar), a caste of Hindu brahmins of Tamil origin.
Proper noun
editIyer (plural Iyers)
- A surname from Tamil.
Statistics
edit- According to the 2010 United States Census, Iyer is the 8369th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 3956 individuals. Iyer is most common among Asian/Pacific Islander (94.19%) individuals.
Further reading
edit- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Iyer”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 236.