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Panesar Surname Meaning

Indian (Punjab): from a Sikh (mainly Ramgarhia) clan name originating from the name of a lake sar from Sanskrit sarovar for ‘lake’.

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


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