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Arumugam Family History

Arumugam Surname Meaning

Indian: from a Tamil personal name composed of Tamil āru ‘six’ + mugam ‘face’ (Sanskrit mukha) hence meaning ‘having six faces’. Arumugam is an epithet of the Tamil god Kartikeya who is identical with Shanmuga (see Shanmugam).

— 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


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In 1921, Book Keeper was the top reported job for people in the Canada named Arumugam. 100% of Arumugam women worked as a Book Keeper.

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