Vaidya
Appearance
See also: vaidya
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Marathi वैद्य (vaidya, “doctor, physician”). This surname is mostly found in Maharashtra.
Proper noun
[edit]Vaidya (plural Vaidyas)
- A surname from Marathi.
Statistics
[edit]- According to the 2010 United States Census, Vaidya is the 16848th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1694 individuals. Vaidya is most common among Asian/Pacific Islander (94.1%) individuals.
Further reading
[edit]- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Vaidya”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.