Mahar

English

Etymology 1

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Noun

Mahar (plural Mahars or Mahar)

1. A member of an Indian community found largely within Maharashtra and historically identified as untouchables.

Etymology 2

Variant of Maher.

Proper noun

Mahar (plural Mahars)

1. A surname from Irish.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Mahar is the 9803^rd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 3302 individuals. Mahar is most common among White (91.94%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Mahar”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 491.

Anagrams

• Ramah, Hamar, Marah, marah, Haram, haram