Iyengar
See also: iyengar
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Tamil ஐயங்கார் (aiyaṅkār).
Proper noun
Iyengar (plural Iyengars)
- A surname from Tamil.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Iyengar is the 25924th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 948 individuals. Iyengar is most common among Asian/Pacific Islander (94.73%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Iyengar”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 236.