Raghavan

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Tamil ராகவன் (rākavaṉ) and Malayalam രാഘവൻ (rāghavaṉ).

Proper noun

Raghavan (plural Raghavans)

1. A surname from India.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Raghavan is the 22481^st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1144 individuals. Raghavan is most common among Asian/Pacific Islander (95.45%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Raghavan”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.