Jhaveri

English

Alternative forms

• Zaveri

Etymology

Borrowed from Gujarati ઝવેરી (jhaverī, “jeweler”).

Proper noun

Jhaveri (plural Jhaveris)

1. A surname from Gujarati.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Jhaveri is the 27042^nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 896 individuals. Jhaveri is most common among Asian/Pacific Islander (92.19%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Jhaveri”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 250.