Krishnan

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Tamil கிருட்டிணன் (kiruṭṭiṇaṉ).

Proper noun

Krishnan (plural Krishnans)

1. A surname from Tamil.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Krishnan is the 8631^st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 3810 individuals. Krishnan is most common among Asian/Pacific Islander (94.7%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Krishnan”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 354.