Family name origins & meanings
- Indian (northern states) : Hindu (Kayasth) name from Hindi bhə̣tnāgər, the name of a subgroup of the Kayasth community, denoting association with Bhatnagar or Bhatner, a city in Rajasthan. The place name Bhatner (‘city of Bhats’) is a compound of bhə̣t- (from Sanskrit bhạṭta ‘learned one’) + ner (from Sanskrit nagara ‘town’).