Iyengar

See also: iyengar

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Tamil ஐயங்கார் (aiyaṅkār).

Proper noun

Iyengar (plural Iyengars)

1. A surname from Tamil.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Iyengar is the 25924^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 948 individuals. Iyengar is most common among Asian/Pacific Islander (94.73%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Iyengar”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 236.

Anagrams

• Yeargin, Ygraine