Hariharan

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Tamil அரிஅரன் (ari’araṉ), from Sanskrit हरिहर (harihara). This surname is predominantly found in Tamil Nadu.

Proper noun

Hariharan (plural Hariharans)

1. A surname from Tamil.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Hariharan is the 37544^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 593 individuals. Hariharan is most common among Asian/Pacific Islander (95.78%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Hariharan”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 131.