Contents
- 1 English
- 1.1 Etymology
- 1.2 Proper noun
- 1.2.1 Statistics
- 1.3 Further reading
- 1.4 Anagrams
English[edit]
English Wikipedia has an article on:
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Marathi देसाई (desāī, “leader of a village”), or from Gujarati દેસાઈ (desāī). This surname is mostly found in Maharashtra and Gujarat.
Proper noun[edit]
Desai (plural Desais)
- A surname from Gujarati.
Statistics[edit]
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Desai is the 1938th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 18638 individuals. Desai is most common among Asian/Pacific Islander (93.75%) individuals.
Further reading[edit]
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Desai”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page447.
Anagrams[edit]
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