Kishore

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit किशोर (kiśora, “a colt; a youth, lad”).

Proper noun

Kishore (plural Kishores)

1. A male given name from Sanskrit
2. A surname from Sanskrit.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Kishore is the 38050^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 583 individuals. Kishore is most common among Asian/Pacific Islander (85.59%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Kishore”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 311.

Anagrams

• Koreish, kosheri