Vijay

English

Etymology

Transliteration of Hindi विजय (vijay).

Proper noun

Vijay (plural Vijays)

1. A male given name from Sanskrit.
2. A surname originating as a patronymic.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Vijay is the 35489^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 634 individuals. Vijay is most common among Asian/Pacific Islander (86.91%) individuals.

Further reading

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