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Deshmukh Family History

Deshmukh Surname Meaning

Indian (Maharashtra): from Marathi dešmukh ‘district chief’

formerly a hereditary office

(from Sanskrit deša ‘district’ + mukha ‘face’).

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


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