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Goswami Surname Meaning

Indian: Brahmin name from Sanskrit gosvāmī ‘lord’ or more specifically ‘religious mendicant’ from Sanskrit go a word with many meanings including ‘earth’ and ‘cow’ + svāmī ‘lord’ (see Swamy).

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022


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Between 1972 and 2004, in the United States, Goswami life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1987, and highest in 1972. The average life expectancy for Goswami in 1972 was 86, and 77 in 2004.

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