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Iyengar Surname Meaning

Indian (Tamil Nadu): Brahmin name from Tamil aiyangār from aiyan ‘sage priest lord’ (from Sanskrit ārya ‘master’ or ‘father-in-law’) + the Telugu honorific plural suffix -gāru.

The Telugu form of the word is ayyagāru meaning ‘father sir’. The Tamil word ayyan consists of the noun stem ayya + the masculine singular suffix -n.

The Iyengar Brahmins are a prominent community from Tamil Nadu; they are votaries of the god Vishnu.

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

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Between 1989 and 2004, in the United States, Iyengar life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1995, and highest in 2002. The average life expectancy for Iyengar in 1989 was 62, and 50 in 2004.

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