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Updated June 9, 2019

Family name origins & meanings

  • Indian (north central) : Hindu (Kayasth) name, based on the name of a subgroup of the Kayasth community, from Sanskrit māthura ‘of Mathura’, a city to the south of Delhi. Some Brahmans and Banias are also reported to bear this family name.

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