Viswanathan Family History
Viswanathan Name Meaning
Indian (Kerala Tamil Nadu): from a personal name derived from Sanskrit višvanātha ‘lord of the universe’ (from višva ‘universe’ + nātha ‘lord’) an epithet of the god Shiva + the Tamil-Malayalam third-person masculine singular suffix -n. — 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