Khandelwal

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Hindi खण्डेलवाल (khaṇḍelvāl), from खण्डेला (khaṇḍelā, “Khandela, a city in Rajasthan, India”) + -वाला (-vālā); the first element being from Sanskrit खड्ग (khaḍga, “sword”).

Proper noun

Khandelwal (plural Khandelwals)

1. A surname from Hindi.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Khandelwal is the 36154^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 620 individuals. Khandelwal is most common among Asian/Pacific Islander (95.48%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Khandelwal”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 299.