Dewan Family History
Dewan Name Meaning
Indian Pakistani and Bangladeshi: status name for a treasurer or court official a derivative of Arabic dīwān ‘royal court tribunal of justice or treasury’. Under the Mughal administration in India the dewan was usually the highest official in a state. Irish: shortened Anglicized form of Ó Dubháin or Ó Damháin; see Devine and Duane .
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022