Viswanathan

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Tamil விசுவநாதன் (vicuvanātaṉ) and Malayalam വിശ്വനാഥൻ (viśvanāthaṉ).

Proper noun

Viswanathan (plural Viswanathans)

1. A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Viswanathan is the 20047^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1334 individuals. Viswanathan is most common among Asian/Pacific Islander (95.43%) individuals.

Further reading

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