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Updated June 9, 2019

Family name origins & meanings

  • Indian (northern states) : Hindu (Kayasth) name, from Hindi šrīvāstəv ‘from Srivasta’, based on the name of a subgroup of the Kayasth community. Srivasta is the name of an ancient city of northern India (from Sanskrit šrīvasta ‘abode of wealth’).

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