Mahajan

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Marathi महाजन (mahājan). This surname is mostly found in Maharashtra.

Proper noun

Mahajan (plural Mahajans)

1. A surname from Marathi.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Mahajan is the 16130^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1794 individuals. Mahajan is most common among Asian/Pacific Islander (94.26%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Mahajan”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 491.