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Chandrasekhar Surname Meaning

Indian (southern states): from a personal name based on Sanskrit Chandrashekhar an epithet of Shiva meaning ‘one whose hair is adorned by the moon’.

— 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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