Nagar

English

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Hindi नागर (nāgar), from Sanskrit नागर (nāgara, “of the city”).

Proper noun

Nagar (plural Nagars)

1. A surname of Indian usage.

Related terms

• Bhatnagar
• Devanagari
• Nagari

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Hebrew נַגָּר (nagár, “carpenter”), an occupational surname.

Proper noun

Nagar (plural Nagars)

1. A surname from Hebrew.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Nagar is the 38532^nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 574 individuals. Nagar is most common among Asian/Pacific Islander (59.06%) and White (33.1%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Nagar”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 645.