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Gokhale Surname Meaning

Indian (Maharashtra): Brahmin name found among Konkanastha Brahmins probably from Marathi gokhla ‘round window’ literally ‘cow eye’ from Sanskrit gavākṣa (from go ‘cow’ + akṣa ‘eye’) + the suffix -la.

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


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You can see how Gokhale families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Gokhale family name was found in the USA in 1920. In 1920 there was 1 Gokhale family living in Illinois. This was about 50% of all the recorded Gokhale's in USA. Illinois and 1 other state had the highest population of Gokhale families in 1920.
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Between 1979 and 2004, in the United States, Gokhale life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1990, and highest in 2000. The average life expectancy for Gokhale in 1979 was 55, and 81 in 2004.

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