Upadhyay

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Hindi उपाध्याय (upādhyāy), occupational surname from Sanskrit उपाध्याय (upādhyāya, “teacher, preceptor”).

Proper noun

Upadhyay (plural Upadhyays)

1. A surname from Hindi.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Upadhyay is the 20780^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1271 individuals. Upadhyay is most common among Asian/Pacific Islander (93.71%) individuals.

Further reading

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