Prabhakar Family History
Prabhakar Name Meaning
Indian (southern states): from a personal name based on Sanskrit prabhākara ‘light maker’ (from prabhā ‘light’ + -kara ‘causing’) an epithet of the sun. — Note: Since South Indians traditionally do not have hereditary surnames this name was in most cases registered as such only after immigration of its bearers to the US.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022